Casablanca Express

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4.1/10

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WW II; when a crack unit of Nazi Sturmtruppen kidnapped Churchill on a train half way across the Moroccan desert, it was down to a few fearless, unsung heroes from the British Secret Intelligence Service and a U.S. Marine Platoon to rescue the British Prime Minister and prevent a devastating Nazi victory which would have changed the course of the War and the world as we know it.

In November 1942 the Allied forces seized North Africa from pro-German Vichy France and occupied Casablanca, Algiers and Oran. Just a few months later, in January 1943, the British Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill, the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt and FranceÂ’s General de Gaulle held a conference in Casablanca to establish their strategy to win the war and demand the Â‘unconditional surrenderÂ’ of the Axis powers.

ChurchillÂ’s plane took off from London on the night of 12 January 1943 on his way to meet Roosevelt and de Gaulle, but his journey was to prove more difficult than expectedÂ… and remains shrouded in mystery as many other Wartime legends are to this day..

Casablanca Express is released on DVD from Argent Films Ltd.

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In 1942, a commando is assigned to protect Winston Churchill when it is learned that the Nazis are plotting to kidnap him.In 1942, a commando is assigned to protect Winston Churchill when it is learned that the Nazis are plotting to kidnap him.In 1942, a commando is assigned to protect Winston Churchill when it is learned that the Nazis are plotting to kidnap him.

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IMDb RATING

4.1/10

627

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
At one stage, Albert Finney and Michael York were attached to this.

Goofs
The GIs are wearing helmet liners, not steel helmets.

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Except for about 30 seconds worth, a total waste of film.

Yeah, like the other reviewers write, this is one lousy movie. Featuring big star children Jason Connery and Francesco Quinn, it's hard to imagine being able to take a promising premise (Churchill taken by the Germans on a train) and turn it into absolute garbage. The only acting worse than Jason Connery's was Francesco Quinn's. Man, they are lousy. Even known actors don't fare well. Glenn Ford and Donald Pleasance seem old, tired and disinterested. French actor Jean Sorel looks bemused throughout, and the whole thing is lifeless and oh-so-boring. I could forgive the mass historical and military inaccuracies if it was entertaining, but it doesn't (IMO) even rise to the 'so bad it's good' level. It's just bad. Oh, I did state that there was about 30 seconds of film that was worthwhile. That would be the scenes early in the film where Jinny Steffan, who's kinda hot, is showing her boobs :)