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Director:
Sidney Gilliat
Writers:
Christianna Brand (novel) and
Sidney Gilliat (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 November 1947 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Mystery more
Plot:
In a rural English hospital during WWII, a postman dies on the operating table. One of the nurses states that she has proof of who the murderer is... more | full synopsis
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The Marvellous Sim Steals The First Of Many Movies more (51 total)

Cast

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Sally Gray ... Nurse Frederica 'Freddie' Linley
Trevor Howard ... Dr. Barney Barnes
Rosamund John ... Nurse Esther Sanson
Alastair Sim ... Inspector Cockrill
Leo Genn ... Mr. Eden
Judy Campbell ... Sister Marion Bates
Megs Jenkins ... Nurse Woods
Moore Marriott ... Joseph Higgins, the Postman
Henry Edwards ... Mr. Purdy
Ronald Adam ... Dr. White
George Woodbridge ... Det. Sgt. Hendricks
Frank Ling ... Rescue Worker
Wendy Thompson ... Sister Carter
John Rae ... The Porter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) | UK:A (original rating) | Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12129)

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Trivia:
The first film of Hattie Jacques. more
Quotes:
Inspector Cockrill: In view of my failure - correction, comparative failure - I feel that I have no alternative but to offer you, sir, my resignation, in the sincere hope that you will not accept it. Full stop. more
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The Marvellous Sim Steals The First Of Many Movies, 31 January 2002
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Author: Shaun Hennessy (henfish) from Chatham, Kent

Green For Danger (and how cheeky is THAT title!) is a bravura example of simplicity in the art of movie making. It's a rural whodunnit set in WWII (it was nearly banned in case it frightened soldiers from going to hospital!) wherein a small group of medical professionals soon discover there is a murderer in their midsts after the homicide of a soldier. Enter a Scotland Yard Inspector (Sim) to tidy up the loose ends and swiftly solve the case - before handing in his resignation!!!

This film, despite its whimsical charm, is replete with fine examples of every film-making ingredient. The acting (though a tad stiff) is dead on the ball; the dialogue is always precise and frequently ingenious (Sim's music hall gag about impurities...); the editing is never less than effective and the direction and cinematography constantly inspired (the mood and lighting for the second murder is awesome). It is clear from this type of gem that the ingredients of cinematic success are not always excessive ones - unless it is an excess of skill and talent; and this film has that in abundance. On top of this it also has the gorgon-eyed brilliance of Alistair Sim: a man late to his profession but BOY did he make up for it! Check out his delivery in this film and his constantly out-of-kilter (and surely spontaneous) body language. He is an actor relishing being the fulcrum of every scene he's in - and even those he isn't: The night-time scene in the woods being a perfect example of his equal gift for comedy and scene stealing. And he still makes me laugh out loud!

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