Passport to pimlico is out on dvd and bluray from june 11. Passport to pimlico directed by henry cornelius written by t. When an unexploded wwii bomb is accidentally detonated in pimlico. It very well portrays a society that was closer and much more friendly. London tram 1949,on the kennington road, from the classic film, passport to pimlico.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of passport to pimlico with exclusive news, pictures, videos. Passport to pimlico, one of the best known ealing comedies, one of. Passport to pimlico was actually filmed in lambeth, in a cleared bomb site off the lambeth road. Hilarity ensues when the people of pimlico try to set up their own country, with the. Recently i remembered a great british comedy film made in 1949 by the famous ealing studios passport to pimlico.
Passport to pimlico, biljett till burgund, spain pasaporte a pimlico passport to pimlico. The pub you can see in this photo was the union flag, and is. French goingson in the heart of london when an unexploded wwii bomb is accidentally detonated in pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of burgundy, france and thus foreign territory. Home comedy foreign le film passport to pimlico 1949 vostfr. It was directed by henry cornelius and written by t. Pimlico is the setting of the 1940 version of gaslight. Arguing that things are not loved because they are great but become great because they are loved, he asserts that. Henry cornelius, 1949 arguably best exemplifies studio head michael balcons description of ealings postwar films as our mild revolution but as with most of the studios output, the accent is on the mild, while the revolutionary element is little more than play. Chestertons orthodoxy, pimlico is used as an example of a desperate thing.
Passport to pimlico 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Betty warren, barbara murray, margaret rutherford, paul dupuis, john slater, stanley holloway. During wwii in pimlico, a tiny overlooked section of london, an unexploded bomb is accidentally set off, revealing a hidden cave full of treasures. While examining the hidden wonders found in the cave, a professor discovers a charter that says pimlico is actually a part of the burgundy section of france. Pimlico, a few years after the end of the second world war. Residents of a part of london declare independence when. Passport to pimlico is the ultimate antibrexit movie dmovies. The 1949 ealing comedy passport to pimlico isnt just one of the funniest british films ever made, its also a prescient warning and the perfect. The story concerns the unearthing of treasure and documents that lead to a small part of pimlico to be declared a legal part of the. Passport to pimlico 1949 and so, it came to an end. Often read about this movie on books about history of british movies, and. Perhaps the most ealingish of the ealing comedies, celebrating the cosy sense of wartime togetherness recaptured when the inhabitants of pimlico.
Theres a moment in the classic ealing comedy passport to pimlico when it looks as though the feisty pimlico burgundians might have to surrender their claim to interdependence. A tiny london borough finds itself independent of the rest of the nation in this gently satirical uk comedy. Download somerset with bath and bristol pimlico county history guides read online. Passport to pimlico 1949 directed by henry cornelius, passport to pimlico was screened at the 1949 cannes film festival but not entered in the competion. Passport to pimlico movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Passport to pimlico movie 1949 stanley holloway, betty warren, barbara murray. Others that immediately come to mind are carlton browne of the f. Ealing studios output from the 1940s and 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age for british cinema. When an unexploded wwii bomb is accidentally detonated in pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of burgundy, france and thus foreign territory. Watch passport to pimlico live or ondemand freeview australia. Passport to pimlico is a lively glimpse into a post war world that has now gone. Burgundy becomes the underdog, the disenfranchised, the mistreated, when it is estranged from the british government, but its predicament mobilises.
Residents of a part of london declare independence when they discover an old treaty. Clarke, passport to pimlico was nominated by bafta in the best british film category and stars stanley holloway, hermione baddeley, margaret rutherford and. Voir film passport to pimlico en streaming vf, telecharger film passport to pimlico en entier, regarder film passport to pimlico en francais. Passport to pimlico is the ultimate antibrexit film. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. Stanley holloway and margaret rutherford in passport to pimlico 1949 jane. Pimlico is one of a genre of films where the british had a brilliant knack of being able to take the p1ss out of themselves in classic comedic style. Passport to pimlico 1949 flickers in timeflickers in time. Passport to pimlico is a 1949 british comedy film made by ealing studios and starring stanley holloway, margaret.
When an unexploded wwii bomb is accidentally detonated in pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in. Passport to pimlico is one of the most charmingly whimsical ealing studios comedies of the late 1940searly 1950s. Arthur rank organizationealing studios first viewingyoutube this is a very funny film. It is a world that i remember well, full of the sort of people that surrounded my childhood.
London tram 1949, kennington road, passport to pimlico. Passport to pimlico 1949 the accidental explosion of an undetonated german bomb left over from world war ii unearths a longburied cellar containing both fabulous riches and a previously unknown. The music for the film was composed by georges auric, who had been involved in several. The british government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to. Whats more, these scenes and some of the people in them are truly and easily eccentric. Henry cornelius 1949 whether or not the filmmakers intended to create a socialhistorical record of london in the late 1940s, they succeed in doing so in the opening scenes of this famous ealing comedy. A secret history of passport to pimlico movies empire.
Passport to pimlico is the ultimate antibrexit movie the 1949 ealing comedy passport to pimlico isnt just one of the funniest british films ever made, its also a prescient warning and the perfect allegory of brexit, and why it might be doomed to fail. This ealing studios comedy, starring stanley holloway and margaret rutherford, was based on a true incident in canada during the second world war. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The accidental explosion of an undetonated german bomb left over from world war ii unearths a longburied cellar containing both fabulous riches and a previously unknown royal charter from king edward iv that cedes the surrounding land to the last duke of burgundy. We didnt have much but we were happy with what we had, and we dreampt of better. Find out when and where you can watch passport to pimlico on tv with the full listings schedule at. Passport to pimlico on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs. When residents of a small london neighborhood discover the land still belongs to france, they take their new nationality seriously. Residents of a part of london declare independence, when they discover an old treaty. Cherished comedy in which a pimlico street declares its independence. The residents of pimlico in london stumble on ancient documents that let them claim the area still belongs to the duchy of burgundy in france a discovery that means they can eat all the food they want and keep the pubs open all day and night. Passeport pour pimlico film complet vf en ligne hd 720p. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. Passport to pimlico is a 1949 british comedy film made by ealing studios and starring stanley holloway, margaret rutherford and hermione baddeley.
You cant miss the familiar laurel wreath logo on the old studio building, best known for the series of classic comedies of the 40s and 50s. When an unexploded wwii bomb is accidentally detonated in pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents. As a result of wartime bombing, an ancient parchment is uncovered, proving that. Passport to pimlico is a 1949 british comedy film made by ealing studios and starring stanley. Passport to pimlico 1949, directed by henry cornelius. Click here for more on the made in britain season pictures reproduced by kind permission of. Passport to pimlico was performed as part of this years south west fest, held in south west london. With stanley holloway, betty warren, barbara murray, paul dupuis. Starring stanley holloway, betty warren, barbara murray, paul dupuis, john slater, jane hylton, naunton wayne and hermione baddeley. Lambeth road doesnt look like hercules road, more like lambeth road taken from china hall estate, hercules road has no bus lanes and is full of railway arches opposite the flats that are down there. Passport to pimlico reinforces the inwardness of the british character, but emphasises a determination amongst the british people to see justice be done in an experiential rather than legal sense. A famous scene from the ealing comedy passport to pimlico, with borders back up a sign of the future now the uk has voted to leave the eu.
And even though passport to pimlico, as in the title, sounds as puzzling as say passport to the city centre, it captures perfectly the essence of the story in which a part of central london is officially declared a part of burgundy the move frees its citizens from food. Browse home comedy, foreign passport to pimlico 1949 streaming ita passport to pimlico 1949 streaming ita giocare passport to pimlico in video hd, carico passport to pimlico in lingua italiana, carico passport to pimlico in video blu ray. Post world war ii, pimlico was the setting of the 1949 ealing comedy passport to pimlico. Clarkes six ealing comedies, passport to pimlico d. London is suffering the torment of rationing and a recordbreaking heatwave.
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