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Tie tähtiin

Original title: The Way to the Stars
  • 19451945
  • SS
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.5K
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Tie tähtiin (1945)
DramaRomanceWar
The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anthony Asquith
  • Writers
    • Terence Rattigan(story)
    • Anatole de Grunwald(story)
    • Richard Sherman(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Michael Redgrave
    • John Mills
    • Rosamund John
  • Director
    • Anthony Asquith
  • Writers
    • Terence Rattigan(story)
    • Anatole de Grunwald(story)
    • Richard Sherman(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Michael Redgrave
    • John Mills
    • Rosamund John
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Tie tähtiin (1945)
    John Mills and Basil Radford in Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Rosamund John and Michael Redgrave in Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Renée Asherson and John Mills in Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Trevor Howard, John Mills, and Michael Redgrave in Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Trevor Howard, Anthony Dawson, John McLaren, John Mills, and David Tomlinson in Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Rosamund John and John Mills in Tie tähtiin (1945)
    Tie tähtiin (1945)

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    Michael Redgrave
    Michael Redgrave
    • David Archdale
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Peter Penrose
    Rosamund John
    Rosamund John
    • Miss Todd
    Douglass Montgomery
    Douglass Montgomery
    • Johnny Hollis
    Renée Asherson
    Renée Asherson
    • Iris Winterton
    • (as Renee Asherson)
    Stanley Holloway
    Stanley Holloway
    • Mr Palmer
    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Tiny Williams
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Rev. Charles Moss
    Bonar Colleano
    Bonar Colleano
    • Joe Friselli
    • (as Bonar Colleano Jnr)
    Joyce Carey
    Joyce Carey
    • Miss Winterton
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Sq…
    Nicholas Stuart
    Nicholas Stuart
    • Col. Rogers
    • (as Tryon Nichol)
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • 'Nobby' Clarke
    • (as Bill Rowbotham)
    Grant Miller
    • Wally Becker
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • A Singer
    Johnnie Schofield
    • Jones
    Charles Victor
    Charles Victor
    • Corporal Fitter
    David Tomlinson
    David Tomlinson
    • 'Prune' Parsons
    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • Terence Rattigan(story) (screenplay) (scenario)
      • Anatole de Grunwald(story)
      • Richard Sherman(scenario)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The poem "For Johnny" read by Sir John Mills is as follows: "Do not despair, For Johnny-head-in-air; He sleeps as sound, As Johnny underground. Fetch out no shroud, For Johnny-in-the-cloud; And keep your tears, For him in after years. Better by far, For Johnny-the-bright-star, To keep your head, And see his children fed."
    • Goofs
      As the American pilot alights to join the first US bombers leaving to bomb the Nazis on "Aug. 17" (1942) his Mae West is visibly stenciled: "Insp 5/3/44" .
    • Quotes

      Squadron Leader Sil Carter: Well, chaps, as you know the target for this afternoon is exactly the same as yesterday's, and the day before yesterday's, and the day before that. Calais. Barge concentrations.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits play over a night sky showing a crescent moon and many stars.
    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      RAF March Past
      (uncredited)

      Music by H. Walford Davies

    User reviews35

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    An invaluable testimony, superbly produced, of what it was to be in Britain at war
    I saw this film in Britain as a child when it first came out. The whole of our little town talked about it for days after it was shown in our single cinema. Of course, our population had been swollen by forces personnel, including airmen, so we were intimately familiar with the kind of events shown in the film. Now, learning from your web site the details of the distinguished writers, cast and production team, I understand better why it made such a deep impression. In brief, the film embodies the spirit of Britain as I remember it: firm resolve to defeat the Nazi evil, together with the consciousness of the tragedies and also the comic moments of World War II. This is something that is hard to imagine today, in Britain or elsewhere, and especially since the disillusionment produced by the Vietnam War. If only for this reason, the film is an invaluable testimony, truly portraying how British society was then. Other films from the 1940s are repeated constantly on TV; I have been waiting over fifty years to see this one again. Isn't it time for a video/DVD?
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    5
    • phmfl
    • Jan 31, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1945 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Johnny in the Clouds
    • Filming locations
      • The Golden Lion Hotel, 114 High Street, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Two Cities Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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