The Silent Battle (1939 film)

The Silent Battle is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan for Pinebrook Studios. The cast includes Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson and John Loder.^[1] It marked the film debut of Megs Jenkins.^[2] It is also known by the alternative titles Continental Express and Peace in our Time. It was inspired by the novel Le Poisson Chinois by Jean Bommart. Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express. The film was distributed by Paramount British Pictures.

The Silent Battle
UK pressbook cover
Directed by	Herbert Mason
Written by	Wolfgang Wilhelm Rodney Ackland Emeric Pressburger (uncredited)
Based on	the novel "Le Poisson Chinois" by Jean Bommart
Produced by	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring	Rex Harrison Valerie Hobson John Loder
Cinematography	Bernard Browne
Edited by	Philip Charlot
Music by	Francis Chagrin
Production company	Pinebrook Studios
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (UK)
Release dates	March 1939 (1939-03) (UK) 1 March 1942 (1942-03-01) (U.S.)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It is a remake of the French film The Silent Battle (1937).

The Silent Battle was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in March 1939.

Cast

• Rex Harrison as Jacques Sauvin
• Valerie Hobson as Draguisha
• John Loder as Bordier
• Muriel Aked as Madame Duvivier
• George Devine as Sonneman
• John Salew as Ernest
• Kaye Seeley as Bostoff
• Carl Jaffe as Rykoff
• Megs Jenkins as Louise
• Arthur Maude as Editor

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "competent prewar spy drama with a fairly talented cast, but it doesn't pack the action or suspense of the great espionage drama Night Train to Munich (1940), also starring Harrison."^[3]

External links

• The Silent Battle at IMDb
• The Silent Battle at BFI
• The Silent Battle at AllMovie