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Passport to Pimlico (1949)
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Overview
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Writer:
T.E.B. Clarke (original screenplay)
Release Date:
26 October 1949 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's the wittiest comedy in years! more
Plot:
Residents of a part of London declare independence, when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a 'Passport to Pimlico'. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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perfect political satire
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stanley Holloway | ... | Arthur Pemberton |
| Betty Warren | ... | Connie Pemberton |
| Barbara Murray | ... | Shirley Pemberton |
| Paul Dupuis | ... | Duke of Burgundy |
| John Slater | ... | Frank Huggins |
| Jane Hylton | ... | Molly |
| Raymond Huntley | ... | Mr. Wix |
| Philip Stainton | ... | PC Spiller |
| Roy Carr | ... | Benny Spiller |
| Sydney Tafler | ... | Fred Cowan |
| Nancy Gabrielle | ... | Mrs. Cowan |
| Malcolm Knight | ... | Monty Cowan |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Edie Randall |
| Roy Gladdish | ... | Charlie Randall |
| Frederick Piper | ... | Garland |
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Runtime:
84 min | USA:70 min (2005 DVD release)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #13221) |
UK:U (video rating) (1987) |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
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Trivia:
Wix is referred to as a second Montagu Norman; he had served as Governor of the Bank of England between 1920 to 1944.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Frank Huggins appears with a group of men refilling the reservoir with a hosepipe, while simultaneously refilling his goldfish tank back at the shop.
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Quotes:
Edie Randall:
Here's to the Burgundy Lido!
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Featured in "Best of British: Ealing Comedies (#5.12)" (1993)
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Very funny, well-crafted, well-acted, meticulous attention to detail. A real window into a specific time and place in history. Could almost believe this was a true story in a parallel universe. Interesting how Passport to Pimlico anticipates the Berlin airlift. A definite 10.