The Demi-Paradise (1943)

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Original Title: The Demi-Paradise

Release Date: November 18, 1943

Runtime: 114 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

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.

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Cast

Laurence Olivier

Ivan Kouznetsoff

Felix Aylmer

Mr. Runalow

Guy Middleton

Dick Christian

Edie Martin

Miss Winifred Tisdall

Muriel Aked

Mrs. Tisdall-Stanton

Joyce Grenfell

Sybil Paulson

Everley Gregg

Mrs. Flannel

Miles Malleson

Theatre Cashier

Aubrey Mallalieu

Toomes, the Butler

John Laurie

Wounded Sailor

Brian Nissen

George Tisdall

Marie Ault

Mrs. Jones

Harry Fowler

Small Boy (An Evacuee)

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Nightclub Waiter

Niall MacGinnis

Man on Ship-Dedication Stand

Ian Wilson

Army Bandmaster

Margaret Withers

Mrs. Elliston

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