
Rogue Male
by Geoffrey Householdliterary work· published 1939
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Rogue male is a short novel written in the first person about a failed Hitler assassination, including aspects of a city chase scene, and a series of narrow escapes by the protagonist from two following german spies in rural England.
Adaptations (1)
Rogue Male was adapted into a 1976 television film.
Rogue Male1976 · television film · 103 min · dir. Clive Donner · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.