The Next of Kin

Year: 1942
Production Country: Great Britain
Directed by Thorold Dickinson
Featuring Guy Mas / Basil Sydney / Frederick Leister

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Propaganda film to warn of the dangers of careless talk in wartime. Two German spies land in England to obtain details of a commando raid to be made on France. The Germans piece together the plans for the raid. Although the raid is successful, British casualties are heavy. The spies continue their work.

Note: In the USA the film carried a prologue and epilogue by J. Edgar Hoover.

Note: The title is taken from the British war casualty announcements `...the next of kin have been informed'.

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