I Know Where I'm Going!

1945 1h 31m EN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 171

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wendy Hiller
Joan Webster
Roger Livesey
Torquil MacNeil
Pamela Brown
Catriona
Finlay Currie
Ruairidh Mhór
George Carney
Mr. Webster
Nancy Price
Mrs. Crozier
Catherine Lacey
Mrs. Robinson
Jean Cadell
Postmistress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Powell
Writers: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Languages: English, Gaelic
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Gaelic.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Powell, shot by Erwin Hillier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Seabourne Sr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey and Pamela Brown carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Powell directs. Erwin Hillier behind the camera. Allan Gray scores. John Seabourne Sr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Gaelic.

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1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Gaelic.
4Directed by Michael Powell, shot by Erwin Hillier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Allan Gray. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Seabourne Sr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey and Pamela Brown carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0037800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "island", "scotland", "castle", "black and white".

The technical file

Cinematography: Erwin Hillier
Original score: Allan Gray
Editing: John Seabourne Sr.
Production design: Alfred Junge
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $235,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

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CinemaSerf2022-07-01
★ 7/10
This is a cracking outing for Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey. The former is a young Englishwoman who gets engaged to an older, much wealthier businessman who invites her to join him on a remote Hebridean island. She arrives at an adjacent island, but is hemmed in by bad gales and so has to remain. During her enforced stay, she begins to socialise with the locals - including Livesey (the wonderfully Scottish "Torquil MacNeill") and despite herself she begins to fall for him and panic ensues. Powell & Pressburger have created a gentle, engaging romantic adventure film; well written with some great characters (John Laurie & Finlay Currie amongst them) that - along with the terrible weather - elicit a genuine feeling of the remoteness of these Scottish Islands and of the hospitality and canniness of their people. Peppered with humour and with a nail-biting ending, this is a super watch; one of their better films in my book.

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