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'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

The man the Gestapo hates!

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Leslie Howard
Writer : Anatole de Grunwald

Synopsis

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.

Actors

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Professor Horatio Smith
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
General von Graum
Mary Morris
Mary Morris
Ludmilla Koslowski
Hugh McDermott
Hugh McDermott
David Maxwell
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Marx
Manning Whiley
Manning Whiley
Bertie Gregson
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne
Sidimir Koslowski
Allan Jeayes
Allan Jeayes
Dr Benckendorf
Dennis Arundell
Dennis Arundell
Hoffman
Joan Kemp-Welch
Joan Kemp-Welch
School-Teacher
Philip Friend
Philip Friend
Spencer
Laurence Kitchin
Laurence Kitchin
Clarence Elstead
David Tomlinson
David Tomlinson
Steve
Basil Appleby
Basil Appleby
Jock MacIntyre
Percy Walsh
Percy Walsh
Dvorak
Suzanne Clair
Suzanne Clair
Salesgirl
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
Embassy Official - Sir George Smith
Charles Paton
Charles Paton
Steinhof
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Dean
George Street
George Street
Schmidt
Oriel Ross
Oriel Ross
Lady Willoughby
Bryan Herbert
Bryan Herbert
Jaromir
Arthur Hambling
Arthur Hambling
Jordan
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Graubitz
Ernest Butcher
Ernest Butcher
Weber
Mary Brown
Mary Brown
Girl Student
W. Phillip
W. Phillip
Innkeeper
Ilse Bard
Ilse Bard
Gretchen
Ernest Verne
Ernest Verne
German Officer
Hector Abbas
Hector Abbas
Karl Meyer
Neal Arden
Neal Arden
Second Prisoner
Richard George
Richard George
Prison Guard
Roddy Hughes
Roddy Hughes
Zigor
Hugh Pryse
Hugh Pryse
Wagner
Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan
Camp Guard with Lantern
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Bit Part
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Bit Role
Peter Cozens
Peter Cozens
Man
Arthur Denton
Arthur Denton
Gestapo Man Following Smith
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Bit Part
Vincent Holman
Vincent Holman
Doctor at Diggings
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
Minor Role
Stuart Latham
Stuart Latham
Telephone Operator
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
Prison Camp Officer
Charles Rolfe
Charles Rolfe
German Officer at Customs
John Slater
John Slater
Reporter
Harry Terry
Harry Terry
Camp Guard
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
Earl of Meadowbrook

Crews

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Director
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
A. G. MacDonell
A. G. MacDonell
Original Story
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Original Story
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Scenario Writer
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
Scenario Writer
Harold Huth
Harold Huth
Associate Producer
Mutz Greenbaum
Mutz Greenbaum
Technical Supervisor
Mutz Greenbaum
Mutz Greenbaum
Director of Photography
Sidney Cole
Sidney Cole
Editorial Manager
Duncan Sutherland
Duncan Sutherland
Settings
George Pollock
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Douglas Myers
Douglas Myers
Editor
Jack Hildyard
Jack Hildyard
Camera Operator
Phil C. Samuel
Phil C. Samuel
Production Manager
John Greenwood
John Greenwood
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
John Dennis
John Dennis
Sound Recordist
A.W. Watkins
A.W. Watkins
Recording Supervision
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Producer
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Novel

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