Tonight We Raid Calais

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Tonight We Raid Calais

1943

1h 20m

5.4(5 votes)

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A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.

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9 members

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Annabella

Odette Bonnard

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John Sutton

Geoffrey Carter

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Lee J. Cobb

Bonnard

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Beulah Bondi

Mme. Bonnard

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Blanche Yurka

Widow Grelieu

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Howard Da Silva

Sgt. Block

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Ann Codee

Mme. Grandet

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Marcel Dalio

Jaques Grandet

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Nigel De Brulier

Danton (uncredited)

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