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Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
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Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Bernard Miles, Charles Saunders
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Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Two Cities Films
Cast
Bernard Miles, Charles Saunders
Director
Bernard Miles
Colonel Barton-Barrington
Rosamund John
Hazel Broome
Niall MacGinnis
Jimmy Bancroft
Jean Gillie
Nancy Forester
Lucie Mannheim
Russian Sniper
Christopher Steele
Reverend Kingsley
Brefni O'Rorke
Uncle Arthur
George Carney
Whimbrel
Wylie Watson
Crasker
Lyonel Watts
Silver
Scott Harrold
Shuttleworth
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