Against the Wind (1948 film)

Against the Wind
Release poster
Directed byCharles Crichton
Written byT.E.B. Clarke
Michael Pertwee
J. Elder Wills
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringRobert Beatty
Simone Signoret
Jack Warner
Gordon Jackson
CinematographyLionel Banes
Paul Beeson
Edited byAlan Osbiston
Music byLeslie Bridgwater
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£202,330[1]
Box office£94,995 (UK)[1]

Against the Wind is a 1948 British war film directed by Charles Crichton and produced by Michael Balcon starring Robert Beatty, Jack Warner and Simone Signoret (in her first English-language film role).[2]

It is a sabotage/resistance drama set in occupied Belgium.

  1. ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355. Gross is distributor's gross receipts.
  2. ^ "Against the Wind". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 July 2024.