Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysAPA Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)

I Know Where I'm Going!

  • 19451945
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
8.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,842
8,167
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
  • Drama
  • Romance
A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
8.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,842
8,167
  • Directors
    • Michael Powell
    • Emeric Pressburger
  • Writers
    • Michael Powell
    • Emeric Pressburger
  • Stars
    • Wendy Hiller
    • Roger Livesey
    • George Carney
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Michael Powell
    • Emeric Pressburger
  • Writers
    • Michael Powell
    • Emeric Pressburger
  • Stars
    • Wendy Hiller
    • Roger Livesey
    • George Carney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 114User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos69

    I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Pamela Brown, Margot Fitzsimons, and Wendy Hiller in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Pamela Brown, Wendy Hiller, and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    C.W.R. Knight in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Margot Fitzsimons in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Wendy Hiller in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Wendy Hiller
    Wendy Hiller
    • Joan Websteras Joan Webster
    Roger Livesey
    Roger Livesey
    • Torquil MacNeilas Torquil MacNeil
    George Carney
    George Carney
    • Mr. Websteras Mr. Webster
    Walter Hudd
    Walter Hudd
    • Hunteras Hunter
    Duncan MacKechnie
    • Capt. 'Lochinvar'as Capt. 'Lochinvar'
    • (as Captain Duncan MacKechnie)
    Ian Sadler
    • Iainas Iain
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • Ruairidh Mhóras Ruairidh Mhór
    Murdo Morrison
    • Kennyas Kenny
    Margot Fitzsimons
    Margot Fitzsimons
    • Bridieas Bridie
    C.W.R. Knight
    C.W.R. Knight
    • Col. Barnstapleas Col. Barnstaple
    • (as Captain C.W.R. Knight F.Z.S.)
    Pamela Brown
    Pamela Brown
    • Catrionaas Catriona
    Donald Strachan
    • Shepherdas Shepherd
    John Rae
    • Old Shepherdas Old Shepherd
    Duncan McIntyre
    • His Sonas His Son
    Jean Cadell
    Jean Cadell
    • Postmistressas Postmistress
    Norman Shelley
    • Sir Robert Bellingeras Sir Robert Bellinger
    • (voice)
    Ivy Milton
    • Peigias Peigi
    Anthony Eustrel
    Anthony Eustrel
    • Hooperas Hooper
    • (as Antony Eustrel)
    • Directors
      • Michael Powell
      • Emeric Pressburger
    • Writers
      • Michael Powell
      • Emeric Pressburger
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    More like this

    A Canterbury Tale
    7.4
    A Canterbury Tale
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    8.1
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    Stairway to Heaven
    8.0
    Stairway to Heaven
    Black Narcissus
    7.8
    Black Narcissus
    The Red Shoes
    8.1
    The Red Shoes
    The Spy in Black
    6.9
    The Spy in Black
    The Tales of Hoffmann
    7.1
    The Tales of Hoffmann
    49th Parallel
    7.3
    49th Parallel
    Hour of Glory
    7.2
    Hour of Glory
    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
    7.0
    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
    The Volunteer
    6.0
    The Volunteer
    The Fighting Pimpernel
    6.1
    The Fighting Pimpernel

    Storyline

    Edit
    Joan Webster is an ambitious and stubborn middle-class English woman determined to move forward since her childhood. She meets her father in a fancy restaurant to tell him that she will marry the wealthy middle-aged industrial Robert Bellinger in Kiloran island, in the Hebrides Islands, Scotland. She travels from Manchester to the island of Mull, where she stays trapped due to the windy weather. Whilst on the island, she meets Torquil McNeil and as the days go by they fall in love with each other. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • hebrides
    • naval officer
    • scotland
    • sea storm
    • scottish hebrides
    • 198 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      C.W.R. Knight was a real-life falconer and trained the golden eagle "Torquil" in this film.
    • Goofs
      In the opening credits, as the factory gate swings shut the top bar on it is partially obscured by the hanging miniature that adds another floor to the factory - which is really the front offices of Denham Studios.
    • Quotes

      Catriona Potts: You'll stay here tonight of course.

      Joan Webster: Well I don't want to be any trouble.

      Catriona Potts: Oh it's no trouble at all. Besides I haven't heard any intelligent female nonsense for months.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening cast credits appear on the end of a baby's cot; all other credits are chalked on a children's blackboard, appear on the side and rear of a horse drawn milk van and on a board attached to a metal factory gate.
    • Alternate versions
      When Bridie and Joan are arguing in Joan's bedroom when Joan is about to try to get to the island, Bridie has a little speech where she says "Some folks there are, who want to drown fine young men and break young girls' hearts so that they can be bedded one day sooner." Risqué stuff for 1945. It was dubbed in the initial American release for her to say "wedded" instead of "bedded".
    • Connections
      Featured in Arena: A Pretty British Affair (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      I Know Where I'm Going
      (uncredited)

      Traditional County Antrim song

      Sung by Boyd Steven with The Glasgow Orpheus Choir

    User reviews114

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    One of a kind
    It's really "It Happened One Night" -- spoiled girl, on the way to wed her rich fiance, is escorted by a younger man and falls in love with him -- but it's so much more. Powell's and Pressburger's imaginations are boundless. They create characters who are lovable eccentrics, but believable. They shift tone effortlessly from comedy to thriller to travelogue to romance and back again. They employ every resource of cinema, without being showy about it: watch the camera tricks in the first ten minutes alone. They fill the movie with diversions that have little to do with the plot but create a beautifully picaresque atmosphere.

    I don't know of any other movie that is so inconsequential on the face of it, yet packs such an enormous emotional wallop. Ostensibly an assembly-line romantic comedy, it's really about spiritual growth, opening yourself to all sorts of new experiences and learning to see things from others' points of view. It's whimsical, but not thin. With its moody photography, wonderful musical score, and numerous coups de cinema, it lingers in your memory months after you've seen it. And the ending is one of the most satisfying in all the movies.

    One minor complaint: Hiller is a tad too steely in the beginning, too crisp, too calculating-actress-playing-calculating-character. As she succumbs to the charms of her surroundings and her leading man, though, she's bewitching. And Livesey has one of the most beautiful speaking voices you'll ever hear. Their chemistry is terrific. And when he recites a Celtic poem ending in, "you're the one for me," and looks right at her, it's quite sexy.

    There's no other movie quite like it. And I defy anyone to see it on a date and not fall in love with his/her vis-a-vis.
    helpful•98
    8
    • marcslope
    • Dec 26, 2000

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • August 9, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • IKWIG
    • Filming locations
      • Duart Castle, Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
    • Production company
      • The Archers
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • £200,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Related news

    Rushes: Cannes Classics, Aap Rocky x Rihanna x Sean Price Williams, Festival Turmoil
    Rushes: Cannes Classics, Aap Rocky x Rihanna x Sean Price Williams, Festival Turmoil
    May 11MUBI
    Rushes: Film Foundation Screening Room, "Mulheres: Uma Outra Historia," Notebook Magazine
    Rushes: Film Foundation Screening Room, "Mulheres: Uma Outra Historia," Notebook Magazine
    Apr 27MUBI

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    Top Gap
    By what name was I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The 10 Most Anticipated Marvel and DC Movies
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.