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Assignment in Brittany is a 1943 war film directed by Jack Conway and starring French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Swedish actress Signe Hasso, both in their American film debuts. Also starring was American actress Susan Peters, who in 1942 had been an Academy Award nominee for her performance in Random Harvest.
The film was adapted from a novel by Helen MacInnes which was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post from May 2 to June 20, 1942. When MGM bought the screen rights in February 1942, the novel was titled "Cross Channel". The working title of this film was "Fire in the Night".
Original Release
03/11/1943
US Release
03/11/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | Bertrand Corlay / Capt. Pierre Metard |
| Susan Peters | Anne Pinot |
| Margaret Wycherly | Mme. Henriette Corlay |
| Signe Hasso | Elise |
| Richard Whorf | Jean Kerenor |
| George Coulouris | Capt. Hans Holz |
| John Emery | Capt. Deichgraber |
| Darryl Hickman | Etienne |
| Sarah Padden | Albertine |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | Louis Basdevant |
Directors
Writers
Anthony Veiller, William H. Wright, Howard Emmett Rogers, Helen MacInnes
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | Bertrand Corlay / Capt. Pierre Metard |
| Susan Peters | Anne Pinot |
| Margaret Wycherly | Mme. Henriette Corlay |
| Signe Hasso | Elise |
| Richard Whorf | Jean Kerenor |
| George Coulouris | Capt. Hans Holz |
| John Emery | Capt. Deichgraber |
| Darryl Hickman | Etienne |
| Sarah Padden | Albertine |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | Louis Basdevant |
| Reginald Owen | Col. Trane |
| Miles Mander | Col. Herman Fournier |
| Alan Napier | Sam Wells |
| Odette Myrtil | Louis' Sister |
| Juanita Quigley | Jeannine |
| William Edmunds | Plehec |
| George Brest | Henri |
| George Travell | Rochet |
| Paul Leyssac | Village Priest |
| Lucien Prival | Maj. von Pless |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| J. Walter Ruben | Producer |
