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The Silent Battle
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Wikipedia article
'The Silent Battle' is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson and John Loder. It is also known by the alternative titles 'Continental Express' and 'Peace in our Time'. It was inspired by the novel 'Le Poisson Chinois' by Jean Bommart. Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express.
It is a remake of the French film 'The Silent Battle' (1937).
Cast
* Rex Harrison as Jacques Sauvin
* Valerie Hobson as Draguisha
* John Loder as Bordier
* Muriel Aked as Madame Duvivier
* George Devine as Sonneman
* John Salew as Ernest
* Kaye Seeley as Bostoff
* Carl Jaffe as Rykoff
* Megs Jenkins as Louise
* Arthur Maude as Editor
Critical reception
'TV Guide' wrote, "competent prewar spy drama with a fairly talented cast, but it doesn't pack the action or suspense of the great espionage drama Night Train to Munich (1940), also starring Harrison."
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