Passport To Pimlico (1949): Continuity script
directed by Henry Cornelius, 1913-1958; produced by Sir Michael Balcon, 1896-1977, Rank Organization Film Productions and Ealing Studios; performed by Stanley Holloway, 1890-1982, Betty Warren, 1905-1990 and Barbara Murray, 1929-2014 (London, England: Studio Canal, 1949, first release 1949), 123 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Ealing Studios' output from the 1940s and 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age forBritish cinema. Written by Ealing regular T.E.B. Clarke, PASSPORT TO PIMLICO was nominatedby BAFTA in the Best British Film category and stars Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley,Margaret Rutherford and Paul Dupuis. When an unexploded WWII bomb is unexpectedly detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a buried cellar full oftreasures, including an ancient document proving that the area is in fact part of Burgundy, France andthus foreign territory. In an attempt to regain control, the British Government set up borders and cut offall services to the area, but the 'Burgundians' are determined to fight back.
- Field of Interest
- Film
- Accolades / Awards
- Nominated 1950 Academy Awards, USA, Best Writing, Story and Screenplay, Nominated 1950 BAFTA Awards, Best British Film
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2015 by Studiocanal
- Director
- Henry Cornelius, 1913-1958
- Content Type
- Script
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Sub Genre
- Comedy
- Original Release Date
- 1949
- Page Count
- 123
- Performer
- Stanley Holloway, 1890-1982, Betty Warren, 1905-1990, Barbara Murray, 1929-2014
- Producer
- Sir Michael Balcon, 1896-1977
- Producer - Institution
- Rank Organization Film Productions, Ealing Studios
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Publisher
- Studio Canal
- Place Published / Released
- London, England
- Release Date
- 1949
- Subject
- Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 1940s, Political boundaries, Government land, 1940s, Arthur Pemberton, Connie Pemberton, Shirley Pemberton
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- 1940s