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7.1/10   119 votes
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Director:
Irving Pichel
Writers:
Nunnally Johnson (writer)
Nevil Shute (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 August 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
He Raced Hitler's Panzers to the English Channel . . . and Won ! more
Plot:
Englishman Mr Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
User Comments:
Pleasant Escape more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original fairy tale was based on the disappearance of the children of the Dutch - not German - village of Hamelin. Although at the time they were thought to have vanished magically, it is now believed that the children left to join one of the Children's Crusades and were taken into slavery. more
Quotes:
Anna: Nicht mehr "Heil Hitler"?
Major Diessen: Nein, nicht mehr "Heil Hitler".
Anna: Gut.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Pleasant Escape, 30 June 2003
9/10
Author: The_Rook from Burke, VA

Although not action packed this movie moves along at a good pace with plenty of twist and turns and a good deal of wit. When Howard, played by Monty Woolley, is fishing on his holiday in Eastern France he wants nothing more than peace and quiet. When the Germans invade during World War II, he escapes with two and finally a hodge podge of children, and peace and quiet are the last thing he will get. They must trek to saftey and outwit the Germans. Woolley is perfect as the gruff elderly man than seems likely to have been a strict disciplinarian. The kids will melt anyones heart including his. This movie is a classic and it is hard to believe it isn't even available on VHS let alone DVD.

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