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The Survivor

During the Allied retreat on Dunkirk in May 1940, 99 captured English soldiers and officers were shot by an SS unit in a French village. The only survivor of the massacre Albert Pooley stakes health and life to find the murderer of his comrades. The television film shows the international solidarity of ordinary people, who are brought together by the memory of a terrible war crime and make this crime atone for. Based on a factual report by Cyril Jolly.

Top Cast

  • Garfield Morgan

    Garfield Morgan

    Albert Pooley

  • John Rees

    John Rees

    Bill Carter

  • Andrew Ray

    Andrew Ray

    Nobby

  • Lawrence Davidson

    Lawrence Davidson

    English lieutenant

  • Ferdy Mayne

    Ferdy Mayne

    Intelligence Officer

Overview

During the Allied retreat on Dunkirk in May 1940, 99 captured English soldiers and officers were shot by an SS unit in a French village. The only survivor of the massacre Albert Pooley stakes health and life to find the murderer of his comrades. The television film shows the international solidarity of ordinary people, who are brought together by the memory of a terrible war crime and make this crime atone for. Based on a factual report by Cyril Jolly.

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