Released:
1944-04-07

Overview:
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.

Director:
Raoul Walsh

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
War, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Errol Flynn
  as
  Jean Picard
• 
  Paul Lukas
  as
  Inspector Marcel Bonet
• 
  Jean Sullivan
  as
  Marianne
• 
  Lucile Watson
  as
  Mme. Maret
• 
  Dennis Hoey
  as
  Father Le Clerc