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''Underground'' is a 1970 American
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by Arthur H. Nadel, written by Ron A. Bishop and Andy Lewis, and starring Robert Goulet, Danielle Gaubert,
Lawrence Dobkin Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrate ...
,
Carl Duering Gerald Percy Fox (29 May 1923 – 1 September 2018), better known as Carl Duering, was a German-born British actor whose best-known role is as Dr. Brodsky in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange''. He died in London in September 2018 at the age ...
, Joachim Hansen and
Roger Delgado Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (1 March 1918 – 18 June 1973) was a British actor. He played many roles on television, radio and in films, and had "a long history of playing minor villains" before becoming ...
. It was released on October 7, 1970, by
United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the stud ...
.


Production

Many of the scenes set in England were actually filmed in the
Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
, in the town of
Enniscorthy Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountain ...
. Buildings seen in the film included St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy railway station, Lett's Brewery, Abbey Square and the rowing club boathouse.


Plot

During World War II, an American intelligence agent in England, ashamed for having yielded information to the Germans during a previous capture, attempts to redeem himself by contriving his way into a French resistance group, with his ultimate plan being to kidnap a valuable German general and obtain his secrets.


Cast

* Robert Goulet as Dawson * Danielle Gaubert as Yvonne *
Lawrence Dobkin Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrate ...
as Boule *
Carl Duering Gerald Percy Fox (29 May 1923 – 1 September 2018), better known as Carl Duering, was a German-born British actor whose best-known role is as Dr. Brodsky in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange''. He died in London in September 2018 at the age ...
as General Stryker * Joachim Hansen as Major Hessler *
Roger Delgado Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (1 March 1918 – 18 June 1973) was a British actor. He played many roles on television, radio and in films, and had "a long history of playing minor villains" before becoming ...
as Xavier *Alexander Peleg as Moravin *
George Pravda George Pravda (19 June 19161 May 1985) was a Czechoslovak theatre, film and television actor. Early life He began his career in Czechoslovakia, where he was credited as Jiří Pravda, and then emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1956. Career H ...
as Menk *
Leon Lissek Leon Lissek (19 January 1939 – 13 January 2022) was an Australian-born British actor. He appeared in over 80 films in his career, which started with ''Marat/Sade''. Lissek was well known for his television roles in ''The Sullivans'' and ''Eas ...
as Sergeant *Harry Brooks Jr. as Panzer Sergeant *Sebastian Breaks as Condon * Nicole Croisille as Bistro Singer *
Derry Power Derry Power (born 1935) is an Irish actor born in Dublin. He appeared in the first production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Pike Theatre in 1954. He is best known for playing management genius Seamus Finnegan in the BBC Televis ...
as Pommard *Paul Murphy as Jean *Gerry Sullivan as Fosse * Eamonn Keane as Emile *Andre Charisse as Gerrard * Andreas Malandrinos as Jacquard *Liam O'Callaghan as Imhoff *
David Leland David Leland (born 20 April 1947) is an English film director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut ''Wish You Were Here'' in 1987. Life He initially trained as an actor at Central School of Speech ...
as Paul *Robert Vincent Smith as Sentry * Martin Crosbie as RAF Sergeant * Jim Bartley as First Maquis *Gerry Alexander as Second Maquis *Chris O'Neill as Aid Man *Bill Golding as German Staff Sergeant *Fred Meany as Enlisted Man *Stephen Follett as Boy in Church *Maura Keeley as Mother *Frank Hayden as Motorcycle Lieutenant *Bob Carlile as Corporal *Conor Evans as German Officer in Church *Brendan Matthews as German Officer *
Joe Pilkington Joe Pilkington (1940 – 7 July 1999) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Eamon Maher in the long-running TV series ''The Riordans''. Father of actress Rachel Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington made a marked contribution to Irish art ...
as Enlisted Man *Barry Cowan as First Radarman *Jeremy Jones as Second Radarman


See also

*
List of American films of 1970 This is a list of American films released in 1970. ''Patton'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was ''Airport''. __TOC__ A–B C–F G–I J–M N–S T–Z See also * 1970 in ...


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* 1970 films United Artists films American war drama films British war drama films 1970 drama films American World War II films British World War II films World War II films based on actual events Films about the French Resistance Films scored by Stanley Myers Films shot in County Wexford 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-drama-film-stub