Passport to Pimlico
French Goings-On in the Heart of London.
1949 | 84m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Henry Cornelius |
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| Writer: | T. E. B. Clarke |
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| When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 26, 1949 |
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| Director: | Henry Cornelius |
| Writer: | T. E. B. Clarke |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | treasure, world war ii, political negotiations, territory, satire, food rationing, london blitz, unexploded bomb |
| Production Companies | Ealing Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stanley Holloway | Arthur Pemberton |
| Hermione Baddeley | Edie Randall |
| Margaret Rutherford | Professor Hatton-Jones |
| Paul Dupuis | Duke of Burgundy |
| Raymond Huntley | Mr. Wix |
| John Slater | Frank Huggins |
| Jane Hylton | Molly |
| Betty Warren | Connie Pemberton |
| Barbara Murray | Shirley Pemberton |
| Sydney Tafler | Fred Cowan |
| Frederick Piper | Garland |
| Philip Stainton | P.C. Spiller |
| Charles Hawtrey | Bert Fitch |
| Basil Radford | Gregg |
| Naunton Wayne | Straker |
| Roy Carr | Benny Spiller |
| Nancy Gabrielle | Mrs. Cowan |
| Malcolm Knight | Monty Cowan |
| Roy Gladdish | Charlie Randall |
| Stuart Lindsell | Coroner |
| Gilbert Davis | Bagshawe |
| Michael Hordern | Bashford |
| Arthur Howard | Bassett |
| Bill Shine | Captain Willow |
| Harry Locke | Sergeant |
| Sam Kydd | Sapper |
| Joey Carr | Dave Parsons |
| Lloyd Pearson | Fawcett |
| Arthur Denton | Customs Official |
| Tommy Godfrey | Bus Conductor |
| James Hayter | Commissionaire |
| Masoni | Conjurer |
| Fred Griffiths | Spiv |
| Grace Arnold | Pompous Woman |
| Paul Demel | Central European |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Cornelius | Director |
| Lionel Banes | Director of Photography |
| Michael Truman | Editor |
| Hal Mason | Production Supervisor |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound |
| Cecil Cooney | Camera Operator |
| Roy Oxley | Art Direction |
| Ralph D. Hogg | Unit Production Manager |
| Anthony Mendleson | Costume Design |
| Arthur Bradburn | Sound Recordist |
| Barbara Barnard | Hairstylist |
| Gordon Scott | Assistant Director |
| Ernest Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Jean Graham | Continuity |
| Ernest Irving | Conductor |
| T. E. B. Clarke | Screenplay |
| Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| E. V. H. Emmett | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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I think this ranks amongst the best of the post-war British comedies. The residents of an heavily bombed-out part of London are deliberating what to do with some waste ground when an unexploded bomb goes off on the site leading to the discovery of a fantastic medieval treasure. Amongst this treasure ... is a document identified by an on-form Margaret Rutherford as the ditzy professor, that states that these residents are not Londoners at all - but Burgundians. Dazzled by pride and the value of their hoard, they declare a sort of UDI and the story unfolds from there. This film typifies the "blitz" spirit that many Londoners experienced and the sense of community and determination not to yield to any form of oppression is writ large in the clever, witty and Oscar-nominated script. A great ensemble cast keeps this whole, quite short, feature highly enjoyable.