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Breakaway (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 72 mins · English
- Directed by
- Henry Cass
- Starring
- Honor Blackman, John Colicos, Arthur Lowe, Tom Conway, Michael Balfour, John Horsley
Johnny Matlock steals a secret from Berlin’s agents and returns to England under their watchful eye. When his girlfriend Paula is kidnapped, her handbag is found by private eye Duke Martin, who discovers the formula inside and tracks her sister. As Johnny frantically seeks Paula’s rescue, Duke pits the agents against each other in a deadly double‑bluff.
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