Leslie howard who also directed plays bespectacled and seemingly mildmannered professor smith, who under cover of darkness transforms into a tireless defender of democracy. Leslie howard plays a somewhat eccentric british archaeologist named horatio smith. Njih dvoje glume vjencani par koji nakon nekog vremena otkriva da nije vjencan i dvoumi zele li ostati skupa. Pimpernel smith 1941 cast and crew english archaeologist horatio smith leslie howard takes his students to germany before the start of world war ii to study the existence of early aryans. In this 1941 film, a british adventurer looking for ancient artifacts moonlights as an agent against the germans.
When a man holds the view that progress and civilisation depend in every age upon the hands and brains of a few exceptional spirits, its rather hard to stand by and see them destroyed. When his students discover that the professor is the man responsible for smuggling a number of enemies of the nazi state out of germany, they enthusiastically join him in. However, smiths true objective is to free those held in nearby concentration camps. It also features gene raymond, jack carson, philip merivale, and lucile watson. The novelists, poets, and essayists of russia greet the antifascist writers of britain in words that express a determination to resist aggression to the limit. Watch pimpernel smith 1941 online for free movies tuner. His research is supported by the nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of. This 20th century pimpernel is somewhat different to our foppish friend sir percy blakeney. Details about pimpernel smith leslie howard, movie 1941 antinazi thriller. It was howards second film, pimpernel smith 1941, that stirred a lot of attention. With several loyal companions, smith makes several forays into nazioccupied territories to rescue the oppressed victims of the third reich.
Pimpernel smith 1941, directed by leslie howard film. Its a very good film, with a great speech by the professor at the end, saying that germanys entrance in the war would lead to its destruction and not its glory very. Henry higgins in pygmalion aka my fair lady, 1938, 4 stars for. Leslie howard steiner 3 april 1893 1 june 1943 was an english stage and film actor, director, and producer.
It was a natural choice to update the idea of going behind enemy lines to save important people stranded in nazi germany, and howard. Pimpernel smith 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mid1939, both germany and england are preparing for an inevitable conflict. In pimpernel smith, howard brought the storyline of the scarlet pimpernel into the atmosphere of ww ii. Glavne uloge tumace carole lombard i robert montgomery. Harold young, 1934 which also starred leslie howard is a highly efficient piece of propaganda the american among smiths student allies, for instance, functions as a metaphor for his country, still officially neutral when. Smith easily wins the support of the nazis who believe the excavation will unearth the aryan history of germany. Starring, directed by, and produced by my dearest darling leslie howard. The film was the third most popular movie at the british box office in 1941. Professor horatio smith asks his students to come with him to engage in an archaeological dig. Smith is a 1941 american screwball comedy film directed by alfred hitchcock, written by norman krasna, and starring carole lombard and robert montgomery.
The film is set in the 1940s with the plot based around hordes of refugees fleeing from the nazis. In pimpernel smith, his 1941 update of the scarlet pimpernel, leslie states his position clearly. Leslie howard, angloamerican interpreter by harold hobson alexei tolstoi, a grandson of the russian novelist, has sent a message to english writers on behalf of soviet intellectuals. In this version of the story, written by baroness emma orczy 18651947, the hero is british archaeology professor horatio smith who, like sir percy blakeney in the original movie, leads a double life. The five stars is for leslie howards brilliant production and olives superb quality complete release of this film. Pimpernel smith 1940 film where the scarlet pimpernel. Pimpernel smith 1941 screen archives entertainment. It was leslie howards final film, his own personal project, an antinazi propaganda piece designed to shore up his battered countrys courage and offer hope to his beloved nation. Pimpernel smith, dvd, mono sound, warworld war ii, 887090129015. Sticking with surprising fidelity to its source and effectively transplanting five characters and sundry plot details, this wartime update of the scarlet pimpernel d. Pimpernel smith eccentric cambridge archaeologist horatio smith howard takes a group of british and american archaeology students to prewar nazi germany to help in his excavations. This is a modernized version of the scarlet pimpernel theme. Pimpernel smith 1941 english archaeologist horatio smith leslie howard takes his students to germany before the start of world war ii to study the existence of early aryans. Just, a beautiful french actress, is the wife of wealthy english fop sir percy blakeney, a baronet.
Among his bestknown roles was ashley wilkes in gone with the wind 1939 and roles in berkeley square 1933, of human bondage 1934, the scarlet pimpernel 1934, the petrified forest 1936, pygmalion 1938, intermezzo 1939, pimpernel smith 1941 and the first of the few 1942. Pimpernel smith 1941 eccentric cambridge archaeologist horatio smith howard takes a group of british and american archaeology students to prewar nazi germany to help in his excavations. The nazis end up forcing the daughter of a captured newspaper editor into helping them in their manhunt, but she doublecrosses them to seek the heros aid in freeing her father. Pimpernel smith is a british 1941 antinazi thriller, produced and directed by its star leslie howard, which updates his role in the 1934 film the scarlet pimpernel from revolutionary france to preworld war ii europe. Leslie howard produced, directed, and starred in this film. Professor horatio smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of nazi persecution during world war ii. The scarlet pimpernel is set in 1792, during the early stages of the french revolution. In this period he made the first of the few and this, pimpernel smith, inspired by the scarlet pimpernel novel that had offered him one of his most memorable roles when filmed straight back in the midthirties. The scarlet pimpernel legend is updated to wwii in this breathless actioner.
Pimpernel smith bluray disc details highdef digest. When his students discover that the professor is the man responsible for smuggling a number of enemies of the nazi state out of germany, they join him in his fight. Leslie howard plays mildmannered professor smith, who under cover of darkness transforms into a tireless defender of democracy. Leslie howard plays mildmannered professor smith, who under cover of darkness transforms into a tireless defender of. Pimpernel smith an update of the the scarlet pimpernel tale and dubbed by some as wartime propaganda. Getting her and her father out of the country to safety becomes the last daring rescue for pimpernel smith. Howard plays a character who while seeming very unassuming. Pimpernel smith dvd burnaby public library bibliocommons. Pimpernel smith 1941 dvd leslie howard peter gawthorne. Professor horatio smith, an effete academic, asks his students to come with him to the continent to engage in an archaeological dig. Anglophile movie fans will like the chance to see it fulllength, in a decent scan. Howard plays a character who while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of nazi persecution during world war ii. Pimpernel smith passed 2h adventure, drama, thriller 28 july 1941 uk professor horatio smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of nazi persecution during world war ii.
Eccentric cambridge archaeologist horatio smith howard takes a group of british and american archaeology students to prewar nazi germany to help in his excavations. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be beaten for his romantic interest in the marquis daughter, with the unintended. Pimpernel smith 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Gospodin i gospoda smith je romanticna komedija alfreda hitchcocka iz 1941 nadahnuta romanom normana krasne. The scarlet pimpernel legend is updated to ww2 in the breathless actioner pimpernel smith. The british film yearbook for 1945 described his work as one of the most valuable facets of british propaganda. Leslie howard produced, directed, and starred in pimpernel smith, which is a remake of the betterknown 1934 film the scarlett pimpernel also starring howard. Pimpernel smith 1941 posters the movie database tmdb. This film, however, would be set in nazi germany shortly before the start of world war ii. English archaeologist horatio smith leslie howard takes his students to germany before the start of world war ii to study the existence of early aryans. Find pimpernel smith 1941 pimpernel smith the fighting pimpernel mister v nonusa format, pal, reg. Pimpernel smith leslie howard, movie 1941 antinazi. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for pimpernel smith 1941.
Directed by leslie howard uk release 1941 us release 1942 a. The scarlet pimpernel and its direct sequel, return of the scarlet pimpernel, are also available here at ia in the feature films collection. He also wrote many stories and articles for the new york times, the new yorker, and vanity fair and was one of the biggest boxoffice draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Its a full 120 minutes, somewhat longer than expected for a breezy spy show. His research is supported by the nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the aryan origins of german civilisation. Leslie howard again has the title role in this seriocomic world war 2 updating of the classic adventure yarn of the napoleonic wars, the scarlet pimpernel.
The film showcased the shared principles howard and the soldiers had about humanity despite their coming from varying parts of the world. Toronto film society presented pimpernel smith 1941 on monday, march. Pimpernel smith was the film which he chose to be shown in the wardroom of the battleship hms prince of wales on 9 august 1941 to share with the ships officers, as he travelled across the atlantic for a secret conference with us president franklin d. Overview of pimpernel smith, 1941, directed by leslie howard, with at turner classic movies. This film reportedly inspired the heroic actions of raoul wallenberg.
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