Till We Meet Again (1944)

Till We Meet Again is a 1944 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Lucile Watson, ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

Lenore J. Coffee, Alfred Maury (play)

Stars:

Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak

Cast

Cast overview:
Ray Milland	...	John
Barbara Britton	...	Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree
Walter Slezak	...	Vitrey, The Mayor
Lucile Watson	...	Mother Superior
Konstantin Shayne	...	Major Krupp
Vladimir Sokoloff	...	Cabeau
Mona Freeman	...	Elise
William Edmunds	...	Henri Maret

Storyline

Till We Meet Again is a 1944 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Lucile Watson, Konstantin Shayne, Vladimir Sokoloff and Mona Freeman. The film was released on August 30, 1944, by Paramount Pictures.

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Plot Keywords:

nun in love | ex nun | mother superior | abbess | nazi | 

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Taglines:

THEIR LOVE WAS ALL! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tomorrow's Harvest

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial telecast took place in Omaha Thursday 27 November 1958 on KETV (Channel 7); in Minneapolis it first aired 27 May 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), in Phoenix 31 May 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), in Seattle 23 June 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), in Asheville, North Carolina 12 July 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), in St. Louis 21 July 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), in Detroit 21 September 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), in Toledo 1 November 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11) and in Milwaukee 26 November 1959 on WITI (Channel 6).

User Reviews

Gestapo killing nuns in occupied France by mistake.

This is probably the greatest nun's story ever filmed. Barbara Britton is perfect as the nun who strictly keeps what she promises and follows her conscience whatever the price. Ray Milland is also perfect as the pilot, with a family back home with two children and a loved wife and who doesn't take any advantage of his rescuer but only enriches her experience and shares his love the only possible way. Lucile Watson is perfect as the mother superior refusing to deal with the Germans in any other way than what two earlier wars taught her. Walter Slezak makes one of his typical roles as a helpless victim of destiny, doing what he can to help the situation and only failing utterly.

The greatest asset, though, is the story, which is a triumph of war thriller intrigue mixed up with existential and moral issues, an occupational force testing the conscience of the victims. The film has been criticised for its one-sided view of the Nazis as thorough villains and bullies and nothing else, but any occupational force is like that. There has never been any exception. Their banditry adds tension and drama to the film, but that is not their only function. That's how they were. Ask any Frenchman.

A superb film and one of Frank Borzage's best. Surprised that it is not better known.