| Cottage to Let | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Asquith |
| Written by | J. O. C. Orton Anatole de Grunwald |
| Based on | play Cottage to Let by Geoffrey Kerr[1] |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | Leslie Banks Alastair Sim John Mills George Cole |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
| Music by | Charles Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cottage to Let is a 1941 British spy thriller film directed by Anthony Asquith starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills.[2] Filmed during the Second World War and set in Scotland during the war, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor.[3]
The film was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London, with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.[4] The film includes the first appearance of George Cole, superbly confident as a cocky young evacuee.[5]
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- ^ "Cottage to Let". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Cottage to Let (1941) - Anthony Asquith | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Cottage To Let (1941) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Cottage To Let (1941)". www.screenonline.org.uk.