Directed by:
Guy HamiltonScreenplay:
Anthony SquireCinematography:
Edward ScaifeCast:
Jack Hawkins, Hugh Williams, Michael Ripper, George Cole, Dennis Price, Edward Chapman, George Baker, Michael Medwin, Susan Shaw, Duncan Lamont, Arthur Howard (more)Plots(1)
After World War II, an ex-colonel catches one of his former soldiers burgling his home and delves into the past to discover what went wrong. (Netflix)
Cast
![Jack Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099092_f90485.jpg)
Jack Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
![Hugh Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058529_bcd050.jpg)
Hugh Williams
UK
Best movies:
![Michael Ripper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225611_1339e9.jpg)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The One That Got Away (1957)
![George Cole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126076_3d3d7a.jpg)
George Cole
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
![Dennis Price](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272656_7a80e3.jpg)
Dennis Price
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
![Edward Chapman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271478_defc00.jpg)
Edward Chapman
UK
Best movies:
Mandy (1952)
The Early Bird (1965)
Night and the City (1950)
![George Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274594_ecfb55.jpg)
George Baker
Bulgaria
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
![Michael Medwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477819_ab8f39.jpg)
Michael Medwin
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
View from the Loft (1974)
![Susan Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156452_919396.jpg)
Susan Shaw
UK
Best movies:
Chain of Events (1957)
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
![Duncan Lamont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/237/160237733_945f40.jpg)
Duncan Lamont
Portugal
Best movies:
Battle of Britain (1969)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
![Arthur Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/540/161540208_06e45a.jpg)
Arthur Howard
UK
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
![Richard Wattis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399151_418332.jpg)
Richard Wattis
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
![Patrick Barr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/198/160198152_09969f.gif)
Patrick Barr
India
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Nicholas Phipps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/352/160352691_8743a5.jpg)
Nicholas Phipps
UK
Best movies:
Summer Holiday (1963)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
![Bruce Beepy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479442_b258f0.jpg)
Bruce Beepy
Australia
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Wuthering Heights (1970)
![Harold Lang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/540/161540002_998471.jpg)
Harold Lang
UK
Best movies:
Paranoiac (1963)
The Psychopath (1966)
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Graham Tonbridge
Best movies:
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
David Horne
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye Again (1961)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Campbell Singer
UK
Best movies:
The Square Peg (1958)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
![Dora Bryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/342/160342192_7a8c20.jpg)
Dora Bryan
UK
Best movies:
The Fallen Idol (1948)
A Taste of Honey (1961)
Odd Man Out (1947)