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During World War II, an American newswoman falls for a Polish piano virtuoso...who wants to go back and fight.During World War II, an American newswoman falls for a Polish piano virtuoso...who wants to go back and fight.During World War II, an American newswoman falls for a Polish piano virtuoso...who wants to go back and fight.
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Kenneth Kent
- Andre De Guise
- (as Keneth Kent)
Marian Spencer
- Miss Gratton
- (as Marion Spencer)
Robert Beatty
- Mac - Reporter with Carol
- (as Bob Beatty)
- Director
- Writers
- Terence Young
- Rodney Ackland(uncredited)
- Brian Desmond Hurst(uncredited)
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- TriviaAnton Walbrook had aspirations as a classical pianist in real life and his hands are shown playing the piano. However, the piano part as heard was recorded by an uncredited Louis Kentner.
- GoofsAfter Stefan has climbed into his single-engined plane for the flight to Romania the scene merges into a take-off shot, but the aircraft taking off is twin-engined.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: LONDON NOVEMBER 1940
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shepperton Babylon (2005)
- SoundtracksWarsaw Concerto
(1941)
Written by Richard Addinsell
Played during the opening credits and often as background music
Played on piano by Anton Walbrook (dubbed by Louis Kentner) often
Hummed by Sally Gray
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Flashback of Polish war pilot,starting and ending with struggle to recall concerto.
Opens in UK hospital with Walbrook as war-injured Polish officer agonising over recall of composition:flashback to meeting with N.Y. news correspondent (who quickly supplants US with UK accent) Sally Gray(actress's name) as he ruminates over concerto composition.Further recall to selection by Air pilots' squad to come to US to garner funds for Poland in 1940.Wrenching decision to return East and and as RAF pilot runs out of ammunition and wilfully crashes into German bomber,bringing us back to original scene in hospital room. Conflicts developed very nicely:between hero and other pilots;between hero and close friend over the heroine;between hero and wife about return to UK;and within himself over his future mission:to stay fundraising in US or join RAF.Goes without saying about excellent haunting" Warsaw Concerto" excellently played,very moody amd evocative. When this film came out in '41 the Concerto was criticised as a copy of Grieg's p.concerto in A mi., or Tchaikowski's 2nd in C. All the same it is worth several viewings.
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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