Appointment in London

Appointment in London - | 96 mins | War | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Philip Leacock.
Producer: Aubrey Baring and Maxwell Setton.
Script: Robert Westerby and John Wooldridge.
Cinematography: Stephen Dade.
Editing: Vladimir Sagovsky.
Art Direction: Donald M. Ashton.
Costume Design: Sheila Graham.
Makeup Department: Jim Hydes and Helen Penfold.
Sound Department: A.G. Ambler, Gerry Anderson and John Cox.
Original Music: John Wooldridge.

The Cast

Dirk Bogarde - Wing-Commander Tim Mason
Ian Hunter - Group Captain Logan
Dinah Sheridan - Eve Canyon
Bryan Forbes - Pilot Officer Peter Greeno
Walter Fitzgerald - Dr. Mulvaney
Bill Kerr - Flight Lieutenant Bill Brown
William Sylvester - Major Mac Baker
Anne Leon - Mrs. Pamela Greeno
Charles Victor - Dobbie
Richard Wattis - Pascal
Sam Kydd - Ackroyd
Terence Longdon - Dr. Buchanan
Michael Ripper - Bomb Aimer

Plot Synopsis

Director Philip Leacock brought depth and unobtrusive comment to a routine subject which, even in 1953, could easily have become hackneyed in lesser hands. The wartime drama depicts the strain and stress of a Bomber Command squadron during one month in 1943, focusing on the rivalry between an overworked Wing Commander and an American officer who are in love with the same woman.

Dedicated World War II bomber pilot, Tim Mason (Dirk Bogarde), understandably under considerable strain after completing 89 missions over enemy territory, is grounded by his unsympathetic superiors. He finds relaxation in his friendship with Eve (Dinah Sheridan), a naval intelligence war widow, whose affections he wins from American liaison officer Captain Logan (William Sylvester). When a fellow pilot is injured during the Bomber Command offensive over Germany, the grounded wing commander deliberately disobeys orders and takes to the air in a bid to notch up his 90th sortie.