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67% Critic Match
Uncertain Glory
“A French playboy gets serious when his country is threatened during World War II”
6.7 / 10• 1944• 1h 42m•NR• English
WarDramaThrillerCrimeRomance
Storyline
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.
Cast & Crew
Errol Flynn
Jean Picard
Lead
Paul Lukas
Inspector Marcel Bonet
Jean Sullivan
Marianne
Lucile Watson
Mme. Maret
Dennis Hoey
Father Le Clerc
AV
Albert Van Antwerp
Vitrac, member of underground
Wallis Clark
Razeau, member of underground
Victor Kilian
LaTour, member of underground
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Walsh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Uncertain Glory is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
