The Demi-Paradise (1943)
Director: Anthony Asquith
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Russian engineer Olivier invents a special propeller for ice-breakers and comes to England to supervise the building of a new ship in this pro-Soviet propaganda piece. A stranger in a strange land comes to understand our funny ways. Says a lot about how homefront film-makers thought Britain should be represented in 1943 - very cosy it all is, too.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Anthony Asquith
Producer: Anatole De Grunwald
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley Ward, Marjorie Fielding, Margaret Rutherford, Miles Malleson, George Cole full cast
Duration: 115 mins
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