The Silent Battle (1939 film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Mason |
| Written by | Wolfgang Wilhelm Rodney Ackland Emeric Pressburger (uncredited) |
| Based on | the novel "Le Poisson Chinois" by Jean Bommart |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Starring | Rex Harrison Valerie Hobson John Loder |
| Cinematography | Bernard Browne |
| Edited by | Philip Charlot |
| Music by | Francis Chagrin |
Production company | Pinebrook Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Silent Battle (also lnown as Continental Express and Peace in our Time) is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan for Pinebrook Studios. The cast includes Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson and John Loder. It marked the film debut of Megs Jenkins. It was inspired by the novel Le Poisson Chinois by Jean Bommart. Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express. The film was distributed by Paramount British Pictures.
It is a remake of the French film The Silent Battle (1937).