Writing
Anatole de Grunwald
Born December 25, 1910 · St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died January 13, 1967 · aged 56
No biography available.
Known For
The Yellow Rolls-Royce · 1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce
★ 6.11964
MovieDramaComedy
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.
The Queen of Spades · 1949The Queen of Spades
★ 6.51949
MovieDramaFantasy
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.
The V.I.P.s · 1963The V.I.P.s
★ 6.21963
MovieDrama
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
The First of the Few · 1942The First of the Few
★ 6.71942
MovieWarDrama
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
"Pimpernel" Smith · 1941"Pimpernel" Smith
★ 7.11941
MovieAdventureDrama
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.
The Demi-Paradise · 1943The Demi-Paradise
★ 6.61943
MovieDramaComedy
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. Naïve 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.
Home at Seven · 1952Home at Seven
★ 6.51952
MovieCrimeDrama
Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.
Libel · 1959Libel
★ 6.81959
MovieDramaMystery
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.
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