Dir. Sidney Gilliat · Starring Leo Genn, Alastair Sim, Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, Rosamund John, Judy Campbell · Music William Alwyn
“Murder... weapon or clue?”
MysteryCrimeThriller
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
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A wartime hospital becomes a claustrophobic pressure cooker. Suspicion hangs heavy as a seemingly routine operation turns deadly. Every character is a potential suspect in this gripping, atmospheric mystery.
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