Counterblast

(Counterblast)

Synopsis

Dr. Bruckner, a Nazi scientist infamously known as the Butcher of Ravensbruck, kills Dr. Forrester, a British bio-chemist, and assumes the dead man's identity. The murder is part of a post-war plot by fugitive Nazis to perform germ warfare experiments in England. Bruckner is determined to develop a strain of plague virus to use in a future war against the victorious Allied forces. His initial...

A movie directed by Paul L. Stein

1948 - 99 minutes - Black & White - Mono - 1.37

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Main Cast

  • Dr. Paul Rankin
  • Dr. Bruckner the Beast of Ravensbruck
  • Tracy Hart
  • Sister 'Johnnie' Johnson
  • Martha Lert, Bruckner Nazi Houskeeper
  • Mrs. Coles, Richard's Old Friend
  • Prof. Inman, Nazi Psychiatrist
  • M.W. Kennedy, Nazi Dentist
  • Mrs. Plum, Forester's Housekeeper
  • Padre Latham
  • Dr. Richard Forrester
  • Heinz
  • Col Ingram, Gillington POW Camp Commandant
  • Van Hessian, Dutch Seaman
  • Maj. Walsh

Production

Distributors

Also Known As

  • Devil's Plot (us)

Release dates

  • June 14, 1948
  • May 18, 1948 (London)
  • June 14, 1948
  • June 19, 1953 (New York City, New York)