Contraband
Trailer: Contraband
Year: 1940
Studio: British National Films
Director: Michael Powell
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie, Joss Ambler, Raymond Lovell, Esmond Knight
Crew: Michael Powell (Director), John Corfield (Producer), Richard Addinsell (Original Music Composer), John Greenwood (Original Music Composer), Muir Mathieson (Music), John Seabourne Sr. (Editor)
Runtime: 91 minutes
Release: May 11, 1940
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 21 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United Kingdom
Language: Dansk, English
Budget: 40
Revenue: 0
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