A Tale of Five Cities

"They've Got Great Big Beautiful Ideas!"

1951 1h 26m EN

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Synopsis

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An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory

“They've Got Great Big Beautiful Ideas!”

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Cast

Bonar Colleano
Bob Mitchell
Barbara Kelly
Lesley
Anne Vernon
Jeannine Meunier
Eva Bartok
Kathaline Telek
Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Severini
Karin Himboldt
Charlotte Smith (as Karin Himbold)
Marcello Mastroianni
Aldo Mazzetti
Lily Kann
Charlady

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Writers: Jacques Companéez, Günther Weisenborn, Maurice J. Wilson
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom.

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CAST

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Bonar Colleano and Barbara Kelly and Anne Vernon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They've Got Great Big Beautiful Ideas!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wolfgang Staudte directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4International production across 5 countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom.
5Bonar Colleano and Barbara Kelly and Anne Vernon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They've Got Great Big Beautiful Ideas!".
7IMDB entry: tt0041921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.