"Pimpernel" Smith
1941, English. Directed by Leslie Howard.
The man the Gestapo hates!
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
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- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Leslie HowardDirector
- Leslie HowardProfessor Horatio Smith
- Francis L. SullivanGeneral von Graum
- Mary MorrisLudmilla Koslowski
- Hugh McDermottDavid Maxwell
- Raymond HuntleyMarx
- Manning WhileyBertie Gregson
- Peter GawthorneSidimir Koslowski
- Allan JeayesDr Benckendorf
- Dennis ArundellHoffman
- Joan Kemp-WelchSchool-Teacher
- Philip FriendSpencer
- Laurence KitchinClarence Elstead
Details
- Released
- 28 July 1941
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Anatole de Grunwald
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What "Pimpernel" Smith is based on
"Pimpernel" Smith is based on The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) by Emma Orczy, published by Hutchinson.
1905
The Scarlet Pimpernel
By Emma Orczy
Published by Hutchinson
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If you liked "Pimpernel" Smith, try Across the Pacific, Night Train to Munich, Ice Cold in Alex.
Who directed "Pimpernel" Smith?
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941) was directed by Leslie Howard and stars Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris.
What is "Pimpernel" Smith based on?
"Pimpernel" Smith is based on The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) by Emma Orczy, published by Hutchinson.