Tom Grattan's War
1968 · 30m · Action & Adventure · War & Politics · Drama
During World War I, young Londoner Tom Grattan is sent to live with relatives in rural Yorkshire, where he becomes involved in espionage, sabotage, and other wartime adventures with local friends, facing threats like spies and German POWs.
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