The physical war was over but a Cold War began, and for this follow-up to "Seven Days to Noon", a classic British thriller, it's more tense hours as London power plants are targeted, the lifeline of the city. André Morell repeats his role as a special agent from "Seven Days to Noon", and is joined by Liam Redmond
in the attempts to target three in London and five others throughout the country. Who better to Target to get them involved in this plot but the vulnerable college students who grew up feeling a world at war and now only want peace? It's a frightening way to get it, but these enemies are manipulative and strong willed.
Poor Joan Hickson is the long suffering mother who finds out that her youngest son, Kenneth Griffith, is involved in this conspiracy, Patric Doonan impenetrable to such nonsense. The scene skips between the special agents and the enemies, and it's an intense journey from the explosion in the opening scene that then follows with busy days in London where regular folks go out about their business not realizing the impending danger that lurks around them.
The film is very complex and intellectual, as if in the know a real plots that were somehow stopped. This combination of film noir and social political thriller is brilliant with outstanding photography, great writing and unintended spacing among the wonderful acting. British stage legend Dora Bryan provides some light-hearted comedy as a typical matron oblivious to everything but her own existence. Very well done, and a definite classic in the genre a post-war realism that the British film industry did very well.
Poor Joan Hickson is the long suffering mother who finds out that her youngest son, Kenneth Griffith, is involved in this conspiracy, Patric Doonan impenetrable to such nonsense. The scene skips between the special agents and the enemies, and it's an intense journey from the explosion in the opening scene that then follows with busy days in London where regular folks go out about their business not realizing the impending danger that lurks around them.
The film is very complex and intellectual, as if in the know a real plots that were somehow stopped. This combination of film noir and social political thriller is brilliant with outstanding photography, great writing and unintended spacing among the wonderful acting. British stage legend Dora Bryan provides some light-hearted comedy as a typical matron oblivious to everything but her own existence. Very well done, and a definite classic in the genre a post-war realism that the British film industry did very well.