La primula Smith

Titolo originale: 'Pimpernel' Smith

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1906

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaProfessor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.

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7,2/10

1906

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Quiz
One of the earliest movies to openly and unflinchingly discuss Nazi labor, concentration, and death camps.

Blooper
At the reception in the English embassy, Professor Smith misquotes Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. He mispronounces "borogoves" in the third line of the poem as "borogroves".

Citazioni
General von Graum: But we have one problem. "To be or not to be?" as our great German poet said.
Professor Horatio Smith: German? But that's Shakespeare.
Professor Horatio Smith: But you don't know?
Professor Horatio Smith: Why, I know it's Shakespeare. I thought Shakespeare was English.
General von Graum: No, no, no. Shakespeare is a German. Professor Schuessbacher has proved it once and for all.
Professor Horatio Smith: Oh dear, how very upsetting. Still, you must admit that the English translations are most remarkable.
General von Graum: Good night.
Professor Horatio Smith: Good night. Good night. "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
General von Graum: What is that?
Professor Horatio Smith: One of the most famous lines in German literature.

Curiosità sui crediti
Immediately following the opening credits: "The tale we are about to unfold to you is a fantasy. None of its characters are living persons. But it is based on the exploits of a number of courageous men who were and are still risking their lives daily to aid those unfortunate people of many nationalities who are being persecuted and exterminated by the Nazis. To these champions of freedom this story is dedicated."

Versioni alternative
This film was cut and retitled 'Mister V' for its first American release in the early 1940s. Some versions censor the response from Hugh McDermott's character "I'd do my damndest..." in response to a question posed by Leslie Howard's character at a table in a café.

Connessioni
Featured in Century of Cinema: A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (1995)

Colonne sonore
There's A Tavern in the Town
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Traditional
Whistled by Leslie Howard in several scenes

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10/10

fictional heroes join the war effort

Concerning this film, I can't decide if my soft spot is for the always superb Leslie Howard, or for one of the old heroes of literature, resurrected to fight the nazi menace. This is a clever update of the Scarlet Pimpernel story. I found this re-incarnation of the classic much more enjoyable than the original. It was even more fun than another personal favorite, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, who came back in the 1940's to do his bit for king and country against the Third Reich.

Albeit, very light fair, films like this were more to entertain and keep spirits high in not so certain times. The horrors of war can be looked back upon, but to push onward, the propaganda of the day was to show the enemy as almost comical foes, outwitted by the ever sensible Englishman. Leslie Howard plays this role beautifully and it remains one of my favorite performances by him...