Clouds Over Europe (1939)
Directed by Tim Whelan / Tim Whelan Sr.
Genres - Drama, Mystery, Spy Film, War, Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film, Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Mar 2, 1939 (USA - Unknown), Jun 20, 1939 (USA) |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This British spy thriller concerns the theft of valuable aircraft secrets by enemy agents. Laurence Olivier plays a firebrand test pilot who falls under suspicion when several planes disappear. Costar Ralph Richardson steals the film as a seemingly befuddled secret service operative assigned to the case. Despite its topicality (the film was made in 1939, when Europe was bracing itself against the possibility of war), Q Planes is played with the tongue-in-cheek bravado of a "Boy's Own Paper" tale. Q Planes was released in the US as Clouds over Europe.
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aerial, bomb, Britain, coast, espionage, handsome, inspection, investigation, investigator, mastermind, missing, plans, radio, romance, secret-plan, secrets, sister, test-pilot, theory, barnstorming, Scotland-Yard