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Passport To Pimlico [DVD] [1949]

DVD ~ Stanley Holloway
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  • Actors: Stanley Holloway, Sidney Tafler, Basil Radford, Hermione Baddeley, Paul Dupuis
  • Directors: Henry Cornelius
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Nov 2006
  • Run Time: 81 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000I5XNHE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,218 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A delightful Ealing comedy set in the war-ravaged English capital. When an old document, found on a bombsite, reveals that the London district of Pimlico is in actual fact a part of the French duchy of Burgundy, the residents declare independence from Britain. They even set up customs' checkpoints for passengers travelling through Pimlico station on the London Underground. Initially, they're delighted at the turn of events, which means they dispense with wartime rationing and free from other British government control. But when they get hit by food and water shortages of their own, Britain starts looking rosier by the minute.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Blimey, I'm a foreigner!", 22 Sep 2007
By David Lusher (London England) - See all my reviews
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Post-war London - a place of bomb sites, ration books, licensing laws and to cap it all, it's a sweltering summer. Kids playing on a bomb site accidentally set off an unexploded bomb, uncovering an ancient treasure that indicates that the area is part of Burgundy. The locals are quick to take advantage of the situation and create a ration-free state, but things start to get very complicated! A rather surreal, but inventive film which, in post-war Britain (still under rationing) would have been welcomed like a breath of fresh air. A great cast, including Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford, and a young Charles Hawtrey. One of Ealing's most popular films, it drags a bit in parts. However, the story is irresistible.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate British Film, 23 Jan 2007
By H "H" (Ancient kingdom of Northumbria) - See all my reviews
When a WWII bomb goes off in a post-War London neighbourhood, the residents discover not only treasure but that the area is actually part of the Duchy of Burgundy and not in the UK.

The results are hilarious. The characters are brilliant. So very Ealing and so very British. For me the best British film ever!
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful film - poor DVD, 30 April 2008
By Kenneth Elvin "Ken Elvin" (Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This film is an absolute classic and, as a wonderful example of Ealing comedy at its best, there is nothing to add to the positive - five star - reviews already posted.

This DVD version, however, comes with no insert of any kind. The box gives us the title of the film and a skeletal list of the principal actors, nothing more. No subtitles, no extras, no notes, no other information.

The most disappointing of all is the sound-track. Fuzzy and indistinct for much of the time, it takes one back to the flea-pit cinemas of the '50s or to a screening in the village hall.

What a shame.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pimlico goes Continental
Set in London in 1949 amongst the bombsites and aftermath of the war,rationing in force and people on their uppers. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. W. Morris

2.0 out of 5 stars The film: lame, the DVD: a disgrace
I had great expectations of this film, having been a lifelong fan of the undying Kind Hearts and Coronets. What a letdown: a lame comedy, trite, boring, drawn out. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Victoria Deni

5.0 out of 5 stars Still great after all these years
The only thing I don't understand about this DVD is why there is no additional bonus material about the film or about the Ealing films. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. Derek R. Osbourne

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Film
Passport To Pimlico with Stanley Holloway, is a must have film for any British Movie buff.

Outstanding - perfect!
Published on 27 Oct 2007 by "Smith" Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Ealing classic
A classic post-war Ealing film that is worth buying and watching over and over. Believe me it improves with every viewing. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2007 by S J Buck

5.0 out of 5 stars Tear up your ration books - we're Burgundians
With the excellent Stanly Holloway (My Fair Lady) and the wonderful Margaret Rutherford (Miss Marple)this film is everything an Ealing Comedy should be. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2007 by Tabitha Clarke

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