Local magistrate and gentleman farmer who commits the 'glue man' attacks to keep soldiers focused on his history lectures and local women faithful to their partners. He is confronted by the three protagonists and ultimately not reported to the police.
Dedicated Paris police chief in 1913 who relentlessly pursues bank robber Ledocq. He courts Madeleine but cuts ties when she lies for Ledocq. Later promoted to counterintelligence major during WWI, he engineers Ledocq's imprisonment and secures a pardon for a covert mission to steal German spy lists. Maubert ultimately frames Madeleine as a spy and watches Ledocq march to Verdun.
A leading seaman aboard Sea Tiger and a German-speaking former merchant seaman. He initially goes home to try to save his marriage, then persuades Lt. Taylor to let him search for fuel on Hågø. His knowledge of the harbour and its depth enables the submarine to refuel and escape under cover of darkness.
Senior British Officer who orchestrates camp escape strategies. He establishes a coordination system for nationality-based escape officers, devises a failed impersonation plan, and strategically manages escape efforts. After McGill's death, he persuades Reid to join the final attempt and receives confirmation of their successful escape to Switzerland.
Moreau is Fe's much older husband and Henry's partner in the planned robberies. He participates in the initial burglary but fails to open the safe, later reveals the disturbing truth about his relationship with Fe, and dies by suicide after becoming depressed and overwhelmed by the consequences.
A wealthy, reclusive artist in London, Paul lives in a luxurious house designed to recreate earlier centuries and becomes obsessively convinced that he and a woman he meets were lovers in Renaissance Italy. He organizes a costume ball for her, is arrested for Caroline Hart's murder, convicted, and hanged, though later evidence vindicates him.
An English industrialist who travels to Bordeaux to buy cotton and becomes enamoured of Sarah. After his younger brother John marries her, Richard secretly poisons John while encouraging suspicion against Sarah. He testifies at Sarah’s trial, hoping to save her and win her gratitude, but his testimony inadvertently contributes to her death sentence.
A skilled Luftwaffe pilot who speaks fluent English, Kohler is the central figure in the story. Ordered to disguise himself as a British airman and mislead Belgians about the bombing of Ghent, he is captured by the Resistance, escapes in Britain, and is hunted by both MI5 and German officials. He ultimately steals a Spitfire to return to Germany, but German fighters shoot him down.
Charlie is the supervisor at the aircraft-components factory where Celia Crowson and Jennifer Knowles work. Jennifer dislikes the factory work, causing friction between them; their clashes eventually blossom into a verbally combative romance. The summary does not provide further details about Charlie's background.
Blunt Yorkshire trade unionist appointed governor of a Mediterranean island.
Lee Warren is Vivien Warren's pathologically jealous husband and the central perpetrator of the crime. After discovering her affair with Richard Fenton, he kills Richard and stages a suicide, then frames Jimmy Martin. He later changes his testimony, is deceived by Vivien, and dies after she gives him an overdose.
Victor James Colebrooke is the grandson of a notorious hangman who is gradually becoming insane and cannot resist strangling women to death. He is in love with Anne Fielding but fears he may eventually kill her. His murders and the evidence he leaves behind become the focus of Chief Inspector Conway's investigation.
Eric Portman has 51 screen credits in a career dating back to 1933. Their work is anchored in the Ealing comedies universe with 1 titles. Signature works include A Canterbury Tale, The Spider and the Fly, The Crossfire. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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