Pimpernel Smith

Synopsis
Feature propaganda film and a wartime sequel to The SCARLET PIMPERNEL (d. Harold Young, 1934) also starring Leslie Howard. In the weeks prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, an English archaeologist is responsible for a series of daring rescues of important scientists and humanitarians from Nazi-occupied territories. There are jokes involving Von Graum’s inability to understand British humour, and his claim that scholars have proven that Shakespeare was German.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1941
Duration
118 mins

Credits

Director
Leslie Howard
Cinematographer
Mutz Greenbaum
Screenplay
Anatole de Grunwald
Music
John Greenwood
Cast
Francis SullivanGeneral Von Graum
Leslie HowardProfessor Horatio Smith
Mary MorrisLudmilla Koslowski

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Scarlet Pimpernel, The

Notes

General
Based on an original story by A.G. MacDonell and Wolfgang Wilhelm.

Production Company

Name

British National Films

Archive

Name

BFI National Film Archive

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Pimpernel Smith". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67152 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)