Two Thousand Women

"Innocent Girls at the Mercy of their Nazi Overlords!"

1944 1h 37m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 11

WarComedyDrama

Synopsis

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During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.

“Innocent Girls at the Mercy of their Nazi Overlords!”

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Cast

Phyllis Calvert
Freda Thompson
Flora Robson
Miss Manningford
Patricia Roc
Rosemary Brown
Renée Houston
Maud Wright
Reginald Purdell
Alec Harvey
Anne Crawford
Margaret Long
Jean Kent
Bridie Johnson
James McKechnie
Jimmy Moore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Launder
Writers: Frank Launder
Languages: English, French, German
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Launder, shot by Jack E. Cox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans May. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor R. E. Dearing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Phyllis Calvert and Flora Robson and Patricia Roc carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Innocent Girls at the Mercy of their Nazi Overlords!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Frank Launder directs. Jack E. Cox behind the camera. Hans May scores. R. E. Dearing cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French, German.

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182 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
3Directed by Frank Launder, shot by Jack E. Cox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hans May. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor R. E. Dearing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Phyllis Calvert and Flora Robson and Patricia Roc carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Innocent Girls at the Mercy of their Nazi Overlords!".
8IMDB entry: tt0036573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack E. Cox
Original score: Hans May
Editing: R. E. Dearing
Costume design: Elizabeth Haffenden
Makeup / hair: W.T. Partleton
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Two Thousand Women (1944)

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CinemaSerf2022-06-30
★ 7/10
This has a really good cast - Flora Robson, Phyllis Calvert, Jean Kent, Patricia Roc and Renee Houston who deliver strong dramatic characterisations as women in an WWII internment camp who try their best to help repatriate British airmen - from right under the noses of their Nazi suzerains. What makes this stand out from many of the more intense contemporaries of wartime stoicism and bravery is that this is quite a cheery film. Not laugh out loud, but the women do have some comedic lines that serve well to keep this film entertaining as well as illustrative of their efforts at a time when the slightest slip up could get them all lined up against a wall. It was produced towards the end of the war and so, as you'd expect, has a certain propagandist element to it - but that is considerably more subtle, perhaps because in real life the tide had begun to turn in the Allies' favour and there was some light on the sunlit uplands. Flora Robson carried light-hearted roles well and she anchors this well. Rarely seen these days, but if you come across it then give it a go.

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