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==Plot==
==Plot==
The premise of the film revolves around a German Luftwaffe pilot who speaks fluent English (played by Frederick Richter) being parachuted into Belgium and being ordered to conduct a false flag bombing which he would convince the local population was carried out by the English. However, upon landing, he is "helped" by members of the Belgian Resistance who smuggle him to Britain alongside stranded RAF pilots.<ref>[http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/43_SqnLdrX/PictureShow.html Contemporary Article (Picture Show) - Squadron Leader X (1943)]</ref>
The premise of the film revolves around a German Luftwaffe pilot who speaks fluent English (played by Frederick Richter) being parachuted into Belgium in disguise as a British soldier and being ordered to conduct a false flag bombing which he would convince the local population was carried out by the English. However, upon landing, he is "helped" by members of the Belgian Resistance who smuggle him to Britain alongside stranded RAF pilots.<ref>[http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/43_SqnLdrX/PictureShow.html Contemporary Article (Picture Show) - Squadron Leader X (1943)]</ref>


==Status==
==Status==
''Squadron Leader X'' recieved highly favourable reviews in both the United States and the United Kingdom upon its initial release, but in spite of this, it is never known to have been reshown in cinemas after its initial theatrical run. In 2010, the film was included on the BFI's ''75 Most Wanted'' list of lost British films. Although many stills, posters and a copy of the Exhibitors' Campaign Book, the film itself remains entirely lost. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120803093033/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/squadron-leader-x.html Squadron Leader X | BFI Most Wanted]</ref>
''Squadron Leader X'' recieved highly favourable reviews in both the United States and the United Kingdom upon its initial release, but in spite of this, it is never known to have been reshown in cinemas after its initial theatrical run. In 2010, the film was included on the BFI's ''75 Most Wanted'' list of lost British films. Although many stills, posters and a copy of the Exhibitors' Campaign Book have survived, the film itself remains entirely lost. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120803093033/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/squadron-leader-x.html Squadron Leader X | BFI Most Wanted]</ref>


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 17:22, 30 July 2021

Squadron Leader X.jpg

Theatrical relase poster

Status: Lost


Squadron Leader X was a World War II spy film directed by Lance Comfort and released in the United Kingdom in 1943, whilst the war was still ongoing.

Plot

The premise of the film revolves around a German Luftwaffe pilot who speaks fluent English (played by Frederick Richter) being parachuted into Belgium in disguise as a British soldier and being ordered to conduct a false flag bombing which he would convince the local population was carried out by the English. However, upon landing, he is "helped" by members of the Belgian Resistance who smuggle him to Britain alongside stranded RAF pilots.[1]

Status

Squadron Leader X recieved highly favourable reviews in both the United States and the United Kingdom upon its initial release, but in spite of this, it is never known to have been reshown in cinemas after its initial theatrical run. In 2010, the film was included on the BFI's 75 Most Wanted list of lost British films. Although many stills, posters and a copy of the Exhibitors' Campaign Book have survived, the film itself remains entirely lost. [2]

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