The W Plan

The W Plan

1930 · 95 min · ★ 8.0 · War, Action, Adventure

A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.

Directed by Victor Saville · Written by Miles Malleson

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