Adventure for Two

Adventure for Two

The Demi-Paradise
🎞️ Movie 114 min GB
โ˜… 6.2 /10 1943

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.

Cast

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Ivan Kouznetsoff
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Ann Tisdall
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Marjorie Fielding
Mrs. Tisdall
Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford
Rowena Ventnor
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Mr. Runalow
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George Thorpe
Herbert Tisdall
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Leslie Henson
Self
Self
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Guy Middleton
Dick Christian
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Michael Shepley
Mr. Walford
Edie Martin
Edie Martin
Miss Winifred Tisdall
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Nicholas Brodszky
Composer
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Bernard Knowles
Cinematographer