Contraband - Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

Contraband (1940)
Director: Michael Powell
Writers: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Brock Williams
Stars: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Also Known As: Blackout
Release Date: March 25, 1940 (United Kingdom)
Filming Location: Chester Square, Belgravia, London, England, UK(Mrs. Sorenson's Aunt's House)

Synopsis:
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent’s efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

Reviews:
I bought this movie because it was directed by Michael Powell, scripted by Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and starred Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson (a great important British director/producer/writer and two great stars). I knew this hailed from just before Powell & Pressburger hit their stride as THE ARCHERS. Boy, what a pleasant surprise; this is FIRST-RATE suspense/spy thriller which takes place in the early days of wartime Britian but before Pearl Harbor. It's about a Danish sea captain who's forced to follow two missing and suspicious passengers while his ship is being temporarily held by the British. What follows is a spy mystery through London during the days of Blackouts....and is ever bit as clever, amusing and suspenseful as any of Hitchcock's superb British sound films. I URGE you to check out this great and little seen British film classic.
- written by "barrymn1" on IMDb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Contraband
Brazil Nas sombras da noite(Festival Title)
Brazil Nas Sombras da Noite
Canada Blackout(English, premiere title)
Canada Contraband(English)
Czechoslovakia Kontraband
Denmark Vi sejler ved daggry
France Espionne à bord
Greece Mystikos praktor 47(transliterated title)
Italy Contrabbando
Mexico Sombras en la noche
Netherlands Contrabande
Norway Kontrabande
Romania Contrabandă
Soviet Union Контрабанда(Russian)
Spain Espías en el mar
Sweden Storstad i mörker
United Kingdom Contraband
United States Blackout
Yugoslavia Ratni krijumcari(Serbian, literal title)

····················································································

✘ Website: https://www.artflix.info

FOLLOW US!
✘ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Artflixtv

SUPPORT US!
✘ Membership: https://bit.ly/33nGlVm

MORE MOVIES!
► Film Noir: https://bit.ly/3yP7UR2
► Classic Movies: https://bit.ly/2VhJRN2
► All Playlists: https://bit.ly/2AsmqTR

#classicmovies #filmnoir #colorizedmovies

····················································································

COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info[at]amogo.de, Amogo Networx - The AVOD Channel Network, www.amogo-networx.com.