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The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal

The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal

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This landmark documentary film by Paul Elston tells the incredible story of how it was the British who gave the Japanese the knowhow to take out Pearl Harbor and capture Singapore in the World War 2. For 19 years before the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the Japanese, British officers were spying for Japan. Worse still, the Japanese had infiltrated the very heart of the British establishment - through a mole who was a peer of the realm known to Churchill himself.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

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Release Date

20 May 2012

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Narrator (voice)

Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee

Master of Sempill

Robert Duncan

Robert Duncan

Director of Public Prosecutions

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

MI5 Officer

Johnny Greig

Johnny Greig

Policeman

Simon Milton

Simon Milton

Special Branch Officer

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