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Counterblast

Counterblast (also known as '''''Devil's Plot''''') is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns and Nova Pilbeam. It was written by Guy Morgan and Jack Whittingham, and made by British National Films at Elstree Studios.

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An escaped World War 2 Nazi doctor impersonates a murdered English doctor so he can work on a vaccination to protect the Germans in their planned germ warfare.

Released: 1948-05-1899 minDir: Paul L. SteinThriller, Drama, Action

Cast

Robert Beatty as Dr. Paul Rankin
Mervyn Johns as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Margaretta Scott as Sister 'Johnnie' Johnson
Nova Pilbeam as Tracy Heart
Sybilla Binder as Martha Lert
Marie Lohr as Mrs. Cole

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Key dates

Published: 1 January 1948

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original language: English language
Main subject: mad scientist
Director: Paul L. Stein
Screenwriter: Jack Whittingham
Cast member: Ronald Adam
Composer: Hans May
Narrative location: England

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==Plot== A Nazi scientist escapes from prison, murders a leading professor and takes his place at a research laboratory, where he experiments with biological warfare with which he intends to wage the next war against Britain.