In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Sir Robert Thorndyke
John Standing
Major Quive-Smith
Alastair Sim
The Earl
Harold Pinter
Saul Abrahams
Michael Byrne
Interrogator
Mark McManus
Vaner
Ray Smith
Fisherman
Hugh Manning
Peale
Robert Lang
Jessel
Cyd Hayman
Rebecca
Ian East
Muller
Maureen Lipman
Freda
Ray Mort
Gerald
Philip Jackson
1st Seaman
Nicholas Ball
2nd Seaman
Michael Sheard
Adolf Hitler
Henry Woolf
Ticket Office Clerk
Ron Pember
Ticket Collector
Richardson Morgan
Ticket Collector
Dennis Chinnery
Tube Passenger
Pat Gorman
Gestapo
John Ringham
German Policeman
Declan Mulholland
Cook
Denys Hawthorne
Assassin
Shirley Dynevor
Eva Braun
Ivor Roberts
Mr Drake
Jean Rimmer
Postmistress
Julia Chambers
Daughter
George Selway
Captain
Trevor Ray
Golf Clubber
David Webb
Pork Pie
Crew
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