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The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
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103 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

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The Adventures of Tartu (1943)

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103 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

In 1940. Captain Terence Stevenson is with the British Army in the bomb disposal unit in London, his primary job is to defuse them. Despite having no experience as a spy, he is asked by his superiors, because of his academic background as ...See moreIn 1940. Captain Terence Stevenson is with the British Army in the bomb disposal unit in London, his primary job is to defuse them. Despite having no experience as a spy, he is asked by his superiors, because of his academic background as a chemical engineer and being fluent in Romanian and German, to lead a spy mission deep in the Nazi occupied territory. The Nazis have near perfected a formula for a new poisonous gas to use in chemical warfare, Stevenson's mission is to infiltrate the gas plant near Pilsen in the occupied Czechoslovakia where it is being mass produced. He must steal the formula to bring back to Britain, and blow up the plant before the Nazis are able to distribute the gas for their war efforts. He is to assume the identity of chemical engineer Jan Tartu of the Romanian Iron Guard. The real Tartu has been killed but the Nazis are unaware of it. To carry out his mission, Stevenson will require the assistance of the Czech underground and is given the name of a contact through which he is to work. Stevenson needs to improvise, most specifically because his contact is arrested. In this light, he has to learn who he can and cannot trust, especially among those with whom he is assigned to live: Anna and Pavla Palacek, the owner of the house and her daughter who works at the ammunition plant; Otto Vogel, an inspector the Nazis have assigned to be his guide; and Marushka Lanova, a beautiful young woman who has a sense of entitlement and who uses her feminine wiles to get what she wants, most specifically from Nazi officers such as Vogel who is in love with her. Conversely, those secretly working for the Allied cause may have to figure out if "Tartu" is really on their side. Written by Huggo See less

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Donat Capt. Terence Stevenson Capt. Terence Stevenson See fewer	The 39 Steps (1935)
Valerie Hobson Maruschuka Lanova Maruschuka Lanova See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Walter Rilla Inspector Otto Vogel Inspector Otto Vogel See fewer	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Glynis Johns Paula Palacek Paula Palacek See fewer	Mary Poppins (1964)
Phyllis Morris Anna Palacek Anna Palacek See fewer	The Secret of St. Ives (1949)
Martin Miller Dr. Novotny Dr. Novotny See fewer	Exodus (1960)
Anthony Eustrel German MP Officer (as Anthony Eustral) German MP Officer (as Anthony Eustral) See fewer	Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Percy Walsh Dr. Willendorf Dr. Willendorf See fewer	Me and Marlborough (1935)
David Ward Bronte Bronte See fewer	Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
Friedrich Richter Gen. Weymouth (as Frederic Richter) Gen. Weymouth (as Frederic Richter) See fewer	Ein idealer Gatte (1962)
John Penrose Lt. Krantz - at the Skoda Factory Lt. Krantz - at the Skoda Factory See fewer	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
J. Hubert Leslie Peter Valek (as Hubert Leslie) Peter Valek (as Hubert Leslie) See fewer	Take My Life (1947)
Mabel Terry-Lewis Mrs. Stevenson (as Mabel Terry Lewis) Mrs. Stevenson (as Mabel Terry Lewis) See fewer	Jamaica Inn (1939)
Miki Iveria Female Worker Shot at the Skoda Factory Female Worker Shot at the Skoda Factory See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Charles Carson Arthur Wakefield (uncredited) Arthur Wakefield (uncredited) See fewer	Secret Agent (1936)
Edgar Driver ARP Warden (uncredited) ARP Warden (uncredited) See fewer	The River Wolves (1934)
Roy Emerton Plant Guard / Member of Underground (uncredited) Plant Guard / Member of Underground (uncredited) See fewer	Lorna Doone (1934)
Bryan Herbert Bomb Disposal Sergeant (uncredited) Bomb Disposal Sergeant (uncredited) See fewer	The Alcoa Hour (1955)
Aubrey Mallalieu ARP Warden (uncredited) ARP Warden (uncredited) See fewer	Chamber of Horrors (1940)
George Merritt Agent (uncredited) Agent (uncredited) See fewer	Q Planes (1939)
Lawrence O'Madden Col. Perry (uncredited) Col. Perry (uncredited) See fewer	Springtime (1946)
Maurice Rhodes Danny (uncredited) Danny (uncredited) See fewer	Jean's Plan (1946)
John Salew Heinrich Müller (uncredited) Heinrich Müller (uncredited) See fewer	Time Flies (1944)
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H Victor Weske Citizen (uncredited) Citizen (uncredited) See fewer	Tower of Terror (1941)
Josephine Wilson Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited) See fewer	The Lady Vanishes (1938)