Summary 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. Naive 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. View more details
Directed : Anthony Asquith
Written : Anatole de Grunwald
Stars : Laurence Olivier Margaret Rutherford Penelope Dudley-Ward Marjorie Fielding
Genres : Comedy Drama Romance War
Release date : Mar 6, 1944
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English Russian
Filming locations : D&P Studios, Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies : Two Cities Films
Summary 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. Naive 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. View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama Romance War
Release date : Mar 6, 1944
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English Russian
Filming locations : D&P Studios, Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies : Two Cities Films
