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The same day, Judi Dench was cast as the headmistress. Andy Goddard, who is known for his work on Downton Abbey was later announced as director. Izzard's former girlfriend, Sarah Townsend, was originally set to direct the film following previous collaborations on documentaries with Izzard. The story takes place in Bexhill-on-Sea where Izzard grew up. From a radio comes Neville Chamberlain's voice announcing that Britain is at war with Germany.Įddie Izzard first wrote the script with Celyn Jones, having acted together in the BBC wartime drama Castles In The Sky. Keller pulls a gun, intending to shoot rebellious student Gretel, but Miller, Rocholl and Gretel convince her not to the girls run to Rocholl, and Keller surrenders to Miller.Ī few days later, Miller says goodbye to Rocholl in her office at the school, and the girls sing a parting chorus of ' It's a Long Way to Tipperary'. A Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 arrives and the mädchen light their flares and hold them aloft, but a following RAF Spitfire forces the plane to turn away just as Miller and Rocholl pull up in Willis' car. They have been led, some reluctantly, by Keller to a clifftop where they form two lines to mark out a landing strip as the sun begins to set. Miller returns to the school, where headmistress Miss Rocholl finds her charges all gone. Before Drey can fire at Miller again, the dying Willis shoots his superior. Drey turns and shoots Willis as his cover has been blown Miller runs for it, and Drey takes his time casually shooting at Miller before sighting for the kill. Miller, realising that Willis is unaware of Drey's pro-Nazi sympathies, starts talking.

#3 minutes to midnight code

Miller finds a phone box miles from anywhere, and has just enough time to pass on the code phrase 'Six Minutes to Midnight' to his superiors before Drey and Willis arrive.

#3 minutes to midnight driver

Local bus driver Charlie sees him along the road, and drives him to his farm, where, believing his story, he uses a hacksaw to remove the cuffs. At the school, Drey is revealed to be a Nazi sympathiser, but Miller overpowers him and goes on the run again. They take the handcuffed Miller back to the school to recover the film, a copy of Keller's list of British spies in Germany. Miller reveals his identity as a British agent to Drey, offering a microfilm stashed at the school as evidence of his role. Now wanted for murder and unable to prove his credentials, Miller attempts to hide from the police.ĭespite disguising himself as a bandsman in a stolen uniform and joining a parade, he is caught and incarcerated in the local police cells, from which he is extracted by government agents Captain Drey and Corporal Willis.

Miller rushes to town to tell Smith the news, but Keller follows him, shoots Smith and frames Miller for it. Miller looks for clues and during a party he overhears a German diplomat tell PT instructor Ilse Keller, herself a former pupil, of plans to secretly repatriate the students to Germany.

When the girls head to the beach for a swim, they find Wheatley's body washed into the shallows. Another agent, Captain Thomas Miller, who is half-German and speaks the language fluently, is sent to replace him. Realising his cover has been blown, he flees to town, but disappears before he can report to his handler, Colonel Smith. The school is under surveillance by the British secret service and the English teacher Wheatley is a government agent. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the Augusta-Victoria College is a finishing school for daughters of the Nazi elite, located in the English coastal town of Bexhill-on-Sea. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Six Minutes to Midnight was released in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2021, by Sky Cinema. Six Minutes to Midnight is a 2020 British war drama film directed by Andy Goddard from a screenplay loosely based on a true story by Goddard, Celyn Jones and Eddie Izzard, starring Izzard, Judi Dench, Carla Juri, James D'Arcy and Jim Broadbent.