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The Lost People

The Lost People (1949)

1h 29m | PG-13

⭐ 5.7 / 10

Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The soldiers have difficulty dealing with the rivalries between Serb and Croat, resistance fighter and collaborator, Pole and Russian, etc. The threat of plague briefly unites them, but eventually even this wears off and the refugees unite in their hostility to the British.

Director: Muriel Box

Studio: Gainsborough Pictures

Genre: War, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

as Ridley

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

as Lily

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

as Jan

Siobhán McKenna

Siobhán McKenna

as Marie

Maxwell Reed

Maxwell Reed

as Peter

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

as Barnes