very much a film from the time extremely long sequence with no dialogue and bad flashback and and an almost entirely male cast . the two woman who appear have a total of under 10 line and exist only a romantic interest for men . otoole be rivet whenever he speak while unfortunately and he spend much of his time peer through shrubbery . alastair sims be always a joy to see but he and too and be terribly underused . the film have one additional positive aspect and in that it depict many aspect of british fascism and fascist sympathy ( such a the casual appearance of the mosley graffiti ) that many people today be unaware of . too many of today film about wwii paint the ally a all good and the axis a all evil and when history tell u people be far more complicated than that . this would be a good movie for when youre recover from the flu and be bundle on the couch and not able to absorb anything too complex . if you just need something to pass the time while your electrolyte stabilize and this be the movie for you .