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The Demi-Paradise

The Demi-Paradise

(1943)

Overview

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Anthony Asquith
  2. Producer : Anatole de Grunwald
  3. Writer : Anatole de Grunwald
  4. Editor : Renee Woods
  5. Cast : Laurence Olivier,Penelope Dudley-Ward,Marjorie Fielding,Margaret Rutherford,Felix Aylmer,George Thorpe,Leslie Henson,Guy Middleton,Michael Shepley,Edie Martin,Muriel Aked,Joyce Grenfell,Everley Gregg,Jack Watling,David Keir,Miles Malleson,Aubrey Mallalieu,John Laurie,Brian Nissen,John Boxer,Johnnie Schofield,Marie Ault,Alexis Chesnakov,Mavis Clair,George Cole,Harry Fowler,Gladys Henson,Wilfrid Hyde-White,Niall MacGinnis,Josephine Middleton,Charles Paton,Marian Spencer,George Street,Ben Williams,Ian Wilson,Margaret Withers,Jack Vyvyan

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Original TitleThe Demi-Paradise

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1943-11-18

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 54m

Production CompaniesThe Rank Organisation

Genres

  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance

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