| Counterblast | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul L. Stein |
| Written by | Guy Morgan Jack Whittingham |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Starring | Robert Beatty Mervyn Johns Nova Pilbeam Margaretta Scott |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant James Wilson |
| Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
Release date | 18 May 1948 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Counterblast is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns and Nova Pilbeam.[1] It was made by British National Films at Elstree Studios.
Plot
A Nazi scientist escapes from prison, murders a leading professor and takes his place at a research laboratory, where he experiments with biological warfare with which he intends to wage the next war against Britain.
Cast
- Robert Beatty as Doctor Paul Rankin
- Mervyn Johns as Doctor Bruckner
- Nova Pilbeam as Tracy Hart
- Margaretta Scott as Sister Johnson
- Sybille Binder as Martha Lert, Bruckner's housekeeper
- Marie Lohr as Mrs Coles
- Karel Stepanek as Professor Inman
- Alan Wheatley as M.W. Kennedy
- Gladys Henson as Mrs Plum
- John Salew as Padre Latham
- Anthony Eustrel as Doctor Richard Forrester
- Carl Jaffe as Heinz
- Ronald Adam as Colonel Ingram
- Martin Miller as Van Hessian
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Major Walsh
- Olive Sloane as Ingram's Housekeeper
References
- ↑ "BFI Film & TV Database - COUNTERBLAST (1948)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
External links
- Counterblast at IMDb
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