I Know Where I'm Going!

1945
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1h 32m

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Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.

Directors
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
Writers
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
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7.4/10

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Directors
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
Writers
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
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Wendy Hiller

Joan Webster

Roger Livesey

Torquil MacNeil

Pamela Brown

Catriona Potts

Finlay Currie

Ruairidh Mhór

Duncan MacKechnie

Capt. 'Lochinvar'
(as Captain Duncan MacKechnie)

George Carney

Mr. Webster

Nancy Price

Mrs. Rebecca Crozier

Catherine Lacey

Mrs. Robinson

Jean Cadell

Postmistress

John Laurie

John Campbell

Valentine Dyall

Mr. Robinson

C.W.R. Knight

Col. Barnstaple
(as Captain C.W.R. Knight F.Z.S.)

Norman Shelley

Sir Robert Bellinger
(voice)

Margot Fitzsimons

Bridie

Murdo Morrison

Kenny

Walter Hudd

Hunter

Ian Sadler

Iain MacGillivray

Anthony Eustrel

Hooper
(as Antony Eustrel)

Directors
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
Writers
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
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Trivia
In 1947, Emeric Pressburger met the head of the script department at Paramount, who told him that the studio used this film as an example of the perfect screenplay, and was shown to writers stuck for inspiration or who needed a lesson in screenwriting.

Goofs
In the opening credits, as the factory gate swings shut the top bar on it is partially obscured by the hanging miniature that adds another floor to the factory - which is really the front offices of Denham Studios.

Quotes
Torquil MacNeil: She wouldn't see a pound note from one pensions day to another.
Joan Webster: People around here are very poor I suppose.
Torquil MacNeil: Not poor, they just haven't got money.
Joan Webster: It's the same thing.
Torquil MacNeil: Oh no, it's something quite different.

Crazy credits
Opening cast credits appear on the end of a baby's cot; all other credits are chalked on a children's blackboard, appear on the side and rear of a horse drawn milk van and on a board attached to a metal factory gate.

Alternate versions
When Bridie and Joan are arguing in Joan's bedroom when Joan is about to try to get to the island, Bridie has a little speech where she says "Some folks there are, who want to drown fine young men and break young girls' hearts so that they can be bedded one day sooner." Risqué stuff for 1945. It was dubbed in the initial American release for her to say "wedded" instead of "bedded".

Connections
Featured in Arena: A Pretty British Affair (1981)

Soundtracks
I Know Where I'm Going
(uncredited)
Traditional County Antrim song
Sung by Boyd Steven with The Glasgow Orpheus Choir

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8/10

Transported to a pore-Trainspotters Scotland

This is a movie I would recommend to my kids. Real people with real lives in a real place- you hardly can find that any more.

The Scotland of the Isles is the real star of this movie- what a beautiful place, moody, misty, and genuine.

I don't know of any other movie the leading lady was in, but she is wonderful in this- headstrong (see previous comment) barely covers it. Yet, she is not so self-involved (despite her self-assurance) that she fails to see the honor and courage and innate goodness of the island folk around her. Eccentric, yes, but the proverbial Salt of the Earth.

And, the whirlpool has to be seen to be appreciated. Filmed at the sight of one of only five actual "Maelstroms" on earth, it is magnificent to see.

If you enjoy movies about real people- no glamor, no special effects, no CG, no exploding cars- I think you will enjoy this one.