Passport to Pimlico

1949 84 min ★ 6.9 Comedy

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. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.

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Cast

Stanley Holloway

Arthur Pemberton

Hermione Baddeley

Edie Randall

Margaret Rutherford

Professor Hatton-Jones

Paul Dupuis

Duke of Burgundy

Raymond Huntley

Mr. Wix

John Slater

Frank Huggins

Jane Hylton

Molly

Betty Warren

Connie Pemberton

Barbara Murray

Shirley Pemberton

Sydney Tafler

Fred Cowan

Details

Director

Henry Cornelius

Screenplay

T. E. B. Clarke

Tagline

"French Goings-On in the Heart of London."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Ealing Studios

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 9, 2022

★ 7/10

I think this ranks amongst the best of the post-war British comedies. The residents of an heavily bombed-out part of London are deliberating what to do with some waste ground when an unexploded bomb goes off on the site leading to the discovery of a fantastic medieval treasure. Amongst this treasure is a document identified by an on-form Margaret Rutherford as the ditzy professor, that states that...