The Fourth Arm (1983)★ 8.0/10
- Drama
- War
Directed by: Viktors Ritelis, Andrew Morgan, Nicholas Renton, Peter Duguid
Written by: John Brason, Gerard Glaister, Brian Finch, Michael J. Bird, Alfred Shaughnessy
Secret agents parachuted into occupied Europe during WW2. Follows their recruitment, training, and first mission behind enemy lines.
- Original title
- The Fourth Arm
- Storyline
- SOE agents are sent on a mission to destroy a V1 flying bomb facility, situated in an underground bunker un Northern France. Ordinary people are recruited and subjected to highly demanding training in the seclusion of a large house in the country. They are each given a code name comprising the French word for a different type of bird, such as 'Hibou' and 'Chardonneret'. They train for a parachute jump, and perform a trial operation in a real French village. Can their extraordinary training give such ordinary people a real chance to succeed?
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 72
- Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Release dates
- GB January 7, 1983
- NL October 3, 1983
- FI November 13, 1983