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School for Secrets

School for Secrets

7,2 /10 (5 Votes)
1946 EN 108 min

Overview

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.

Release date

23/12/1946

Votes

5

Popularity

0.8

The Secret a Million Kept!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

108 min

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Prof. Heatherville

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Prof. Laxton-Jones

John Laurie

John Laurie

Dr. McVitie

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Ernest Jay

Dr. Dainty

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Mr. Watlington

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Sir Duncan Wills

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Norman Webb

Dr. Wainwright

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Pamela Matthews

Pamela Matthews

Mrs. Watlington

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Joan Haythorne

Mrs. Laxton-Jones

Joan Young

Joan Young

Mrs. McVitie

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Ann Wilton

Mrs. Dainty

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Jack Arnold

David Hutcheson

David Hutcheson

Squadron Leader Sowerby

Patrick Waddington

Patrick Waddington

Group Capt. Aspinall

Cyril Smith

Cyril Smith

Flight Sgt. Cox

James Hayter

James Hayter

Warrant Officer

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D. Bradley Smith

Air Marshal Cotter

Robin Bailey

Robin Bailey

Wives' Escort Officer

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Hugh Dempster

Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter

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Kenneth Buckley

Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley

Paul Carpenter

Paul Carpenter

Flt. Lt. Argylle

Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Flt. Lt. Norton

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Robert Long

Flying Officer Davies

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Richard Mantell

Air Vice-Marshal

Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Wing Cdr. Allen

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Anthony Wyckham

Flying Officer Ogden

Peggy Evans

Peggy Evans

Daphne Adams

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Ingrid Forrest

Penelope Birkenshaw

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Geraldine Keyes

Phyllis Hammond

Vida Hope

Vida Hope

WAAF Flight Sergeant

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Sonia Elverson

WAAF Teller

Robert Wyndham

Robert Wyndham

Major

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Andrew Blackett

Captain

Bill Owen

Bill Owen

Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham)

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Tony Arpino

1st Commando

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Peter March

2nd Commando

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Bob Elson

3rd Commando

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Roger Keyes

4th Commando

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Trevening Hill

5th Commando

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Edward Hodge

6th Commando

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Joseph Almas

Dr. Klemmerhahn

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Arthur Rieck

Lt. Hense

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Ernest Urbank

1st Sentry

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Karl Morel

2nd Sentry

Marjorie Rhodes

Marjorie Rhodes

Mrs. Arnold

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Edward Lexy

Sir Desmond Prosser

Hugh Pryse

Hugh Pryse

Sir Nicholas Hathaway

O.B. Clarence

O.B. Clarence

Old Retainer

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

1st Club Member

Desmond Roberts

Desmond Roberts

2nd Club Member

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Guy Belmore

3rd Club Member

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Alvar Liddell

BBC Announcer (voice)

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Bomb Aimer (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

(uncredited)

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Ian Selby

Man at Dance (uncredited)

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2025-12-25

⭐ 7

Did you know that the word “boffin” was originally military slang and had more to do with a puffin that a scientist? Well you would after a few moments of this light-hearted wartime adventure that follows a group of top secret inventors who are charged with finding a way of creating a portable radar set that can be placed in airborne aircraft. Sent to a remote RAF installation, “Prof. Heatherville” (Ralph Richardson) leads quite an eclectic team of colleagues amidst quite a bit of scepticism as to why they are not all out at the front and not sitting in a drawing room having tea! Things become…

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