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Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

6.5

1951

86 min

Mystery

Thriller

An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.

Circle of Danger

6.5

1951

86 min

Mystery

Thriller

An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.

Cast

Ray Milland

Clay Douglas

Patricia Roc

Elspeth Graham

Marius Goring

Sholto Lewis

Hugh Sinclair

Hamish McArran

Naunton Wayne

Reggie Sinclair

Edward Rigby

Idwal Llewellyn

Marjorie Fielding

Margaret McArran

John Bailey

Pape Llewellyn

Colin Gordon

Col. Fairbairn

Dora Bryan

Bubbles Fitzgerald

Reginald Beckwith

Oliver

David Hutcheson

Tony Wrexham

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2 weeks ago

A few years after the end of the war, “Douglas” (Ray Milland) arrives in Britain suspicious that he hasn’t been told the truth surrounding the death of his brother on a French commando raid. Initially, he struggles to find anyone who can enlighten him but eventually he manages to track down the mission’s  commander “McArran” (Hugh Sinclair) at his remote Scottish estate, whose explanation - though perfectly feasible, is unconvincing. Flamboyant ballet choreographer “Sholto” (Marius Goring) was also one of the squad and has information, as does the distinctly dodgy “Reggie” (Naunton Wayne) and so some complex piecing together of the clues and the facts ensues. All the while, “Douglas” has taken a bit of a shine to “Elspeth” (Patricia Roc) who’s is supposed to be affianced to “McArran”, but… Milland leads a strong cast here as this complex and really quite characterful story unwinds with a bit more depth attributed to the survivors and to their differing “memories”. The ending isn’t quite what I was expecting but it brings a little more of the psychology of warfare to the proceedings than usual and leaves us with a conclusion that I found fitting. It’s a well written and paced piece of cinema that’s well worth a watch.