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In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
Keywords
operation
police
bomb
nurse
england
detective
scotland yard
narration
world war ii
surgeon
postman
inspector
woods
film noir
murder
eccentric
hospital
black and white
doctor
operating room
murder investigation
murder mystery
anaesthesia
Casts

Leo Genn
Mr. Eden

Alastair Sim
Inspector Cockrill

Trevor Howard
Dr. Barnes

Sally Gray
Nurse Freddi Linley

Rosamund John
Nurse Esther Sanson

Judy Campbell
Sister Marion Bates

Megs Jenkins
Nurse Woods

Ronald Adam
Dr. White

George Woodbridge
Detective Sgt. Hendricks
John Rae
Porter

Henry Edwards
Mr. Purdy

Moore Marriott
Joseph Higgins
Frank Ling
Rescue Worker
Wendy Thompson
Sister Carter

Hattie Jacques
Crews

Sidney Gilliat
Director

Christianna Brand
Novel

Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay
Claude Guerney
Screenplay
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography
Thelma Connell
Editor
Pat MacDonnell
Casting
Adele Raymond
Casting
Peter Proud
Production Design
William Hutchinson
Art Direction
Bert Bates
Production Manager
Percy Hermes
Assistant Director
Herbert Smith
Executive Producer
Norah Walsh
Assistant Editor
Rahvis
Costume Designer
Arthur Evans
Still Photographer

Frank Launder
Producer

Sidney Gilliat
Producer
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