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The Demi-Paradise( 1943)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Laurence Olivier

      Ivan Kouznetsoff

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      Penelope Dudley-Ward

      Ann Tisdall

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      Marjorie Fielding

      Mrs. Tisdall

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      Margaret Rutherford

      Rowena Ventnor

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      Felix Aylmer

      Mr. Runalow

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      George Thorpe

      Herbert Tisdall

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      Leslie Henson

      Himself

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      Guy Middleton

      Dick Christian

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      Michael Shepley

      Mr. Walford

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      Edie Martin

      Miss Winifred Tisdall

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      Muriel Aked

      Mrs. Tisdall-Stanton

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      Joyce Grenfell

      Sybil Paulson

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      Everley Gregg

      Mrs. Flannel

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      Jack Watling

      Tom

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      David Keir

      Jordan

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      Miles Malleson

      Theatre Cashier

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      Aubrey Mallalieu

      Toomes, the Butler

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      John Laurie

      Wounded Sailor

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      Brian Nissen

      George Tisdall

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      John Boxer

      British Sailor

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      Johnnie Schofield

      Ernie

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      Marie Ault

      Mrs. Jones

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      Alexis Chesnakov

      Russian Delegate

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      Mavis Clair

      Barmaid

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      George Cole

      Percy

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      Harry Fowler

      Small Boy (An Evacuee)

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      Gladys Henson

      Mrs. Frost

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Nightclub Waiter

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      Niall MacGinnis

      Man on Ship-Dedication Stand

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      Josephine Middleton

      Mrs. Tremlow

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      Charles Paton

      Mr. Bishop

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      Marian Spencer

      Mrs. Teddy Beckett

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      George Street

      Heckler

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      Ben Williams

      Heckler

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      Ian Wilson

      Army Bandmaster

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      Margaret Withers

      Mrs. Elliston

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      Jack Vyvyan

      Orator in Hyde Park

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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