The Big Blockade
- 1942 film
Wartime propaganda film with a comic edge, illustrating the importance of waging economic battle against German industry and manufacturing. Stars Leslie Banks, Frank Cellier, Alfred Drayton, Will Hay, John Mills and more.
Cast & crew credits
Leslie Banks | Taylor |
Frank Cellier | Schneider |
Alfred Drayton | Direktor |
Will Hay | Skipper |
John Mills | Tom, RAF |
Robert Morley | Von Geiselbrecht |
Michael Redgrave | Russian |
Bernard Miles | Mate |
John Stuart | Naval Officer |
David Evans | David, RAF Officer |
Peter De Greeff | RAF Man |
Michael Rennie | George, RAF |
Morland Graham | Dock Official |
John Boxer | Press |
Cyril Chamberlain | Press |
Owen Reynolds | Press |
Quentin Reynolds | American Journalist |
Leif Konow | Dane |
Joss Ambler | Stoltenhoff |
Marius Goring | German Propaganda Officer |
Albert Lieven | Gunter |
Elliott Mason | Station Mistress |
George Merritt | Marshall |
Austin Trevor | U-Boat Captain |
Percy Walsh | German Captain |
Charles Minor | Quisling |
Bernard Rebel | Quisling |
George Woodbridge | Quisling |
Lawrence Kingston | Quisling |
Michael Wilding | Captain |
Ronald Shiner | Agent |
Manning Whiley | Officer |
Thora Hird | Waitress |
Mark Daly | Driver |
Ronald Adam | German Businessman |
Hugh Dalton (as The Rt. Hon. Hugh Dalton, M.P.) | Self |
David Bowes-Lyon (as The Hon. David Bowes-Lyon) | Self |
Frank Owen | Narrator |
Angus MacPhail | Writer |
Charles Frend | Director |
Michael Balcon | Producer |
Charles Crichton | Editor |
Compton Bennett | Editor |
Richard Addinsell | Composer |