Q planes aka clouds over europe 1939 engleski titl. Filmcraves top movies of 1939 includes range war, mutiny in the big house, buried alive 1939 and more. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. He accompanied president woodrow wilson to europe for the 1919. Mystery movies full length english 2014 drama movies 2014 for family. War in europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The german agents aboard the viking then seize the plane, only to find that the secret apparatus is not on board, having been removed by hammond before takeoff. Poland was a country all too well suited for such a demonstration. Clouds over europe has been ranked 181 times, wins 52. Ralph richardsons performance as major charles hammond in this movie.
By the end of the movie i still had not the first idea what q planes were. As the flight takes off and soars over the sea, a radio beam from the salvage ship viking disables the crafts engines and sends it crashing into the water. Find films and movies featuring alexander korda on allmovie. Laurence olivier ralph richardson valerie hobson printed in.
Download till the clouds roll by movie full length. Olivier and richardson were a decade into their fiftyyear friendship and were in the process of staging a theatrical version of othello, with richardson in the title role and olivier as iago, when this film was made. Laurence olivier list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Q planes released in the us as clouds over europe is a british mixture of spy thriller, science. Clouds over europe 1939 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. George waggner pirates of the skies usa 1939 65m bw general film u d. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. May 5, 1914 november 15, 1958, usually credited simply as tyrone power, was an american film actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often as a swashbuckler or romantic lead, in such movies as the mark of zorro, the black swan, prince of foxes, the black rose, and captain from castile. Clouds over europe 1939 directed by tim whelan tim whelan sr. Michael sragow puts victor fleming, the director of the wizard of oz and. Homerville brock williams april, 1895 truro, cornwall, england, uk. Major charles hammond of the british secret service suspects that the disappearance of a number of test planes carrying secret war department apparati is more than merely coincidence, but his suspicions are met with skepticism on the part of the aircraft manufacturers and the secret service.
Clouds over europe 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Our fighter pilots versus the luftwaffe in western europe 1945 duration. We were visited by our friends from illinois, debbie wordinger and bayneeta freeland, and they had lists of titles they wished to see. Top movies of 1939 list, best movies 1939 page 22 by. There is a separate list of world war ii tv series. The movie q planes is also known as clouds over europe in the united states. Woods with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, george curzon, year. Our thirteenth potential classic is an odd but endearing espionagecomedydrama from britain on the eve of world war ii originally titled q planes 1939. A quirky british secret service agent named major hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes. Q planes 1939 released in the united states by columbia pictures as clouds over europe, is a british spy film directed by tim whelan and arthur b. The german conquest of poland in september 1939 was the first demonstration in war of the new theory of highspeed armoured warfare that had been adopted by the germans when their rearmament began. This is a list of fictional feature films or miniseries which feature events of world war ii in the narrative. Mcdonough prairie moon usa 1938 58m bw british lion u d.
Clouds over europe laurence olivier ralph richardson valerie hobson 1939 an eccentric scotland yard inspector ralph richardson thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes. Clouds over europe 1939 qplanen movie poster 32x70cm nice condition fn original director. Clouds over europe internet movie firearms database guns in. Laurence olivier and valerie hobson in clouds over europe 1939 clouds over europe 1939 add image see all 6 photos. Despite its topicality the film was made in 1939, when europe was bracing itself against the possibility of war, q planes is played with the tongueincheek bravado of a boys own paper tale. Test planes are disappearing and are investigated by an eccentric secret service man, who is helped by his reporter sister and a chauvinistic pilot. Woods and starring laurence olivier, ralph richardson and valerie hobson.
Bbc culture polled 209 critics in 43 countries to find the best in world cinema. Its preww ii, and richardson plays a secret service man in england who is convinced that a series of missing planes from diverse places is no accident. Oct 10, 2016 lets play strategic command 1939 storm over europe campaign strategic command wwii. Find movie and film cast and crew information for clouds over europe 1939 tim whelan, tim whelan sr. Clouds over europe laurence olivier, ralph richardson. The war in europe, 193941 the campaign in poland, 1939. Overview of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies. Clouds over europe free old mystery movies full length. It was distributed in north america by columbia pictures, which didnt like that moniker and changed it to clouds over europe, by which it is best known today i first saw this movie in the early 1990s when working at qed laser in. Read the clouds over europe movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
It was produced by william cagney james cagneys brother, with hal b. Q planes clouds over europe is a film directed by tim whelan, arthur b. An eccentric scotland yard inspector ralph richardson thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes. Meanwhile, at the barrett and ward aviation factory, another flight is scheduled for takeoff, despite. Cavalry of the clouds lss of king george vi watching demonstration of aircrafts lifeboat which is ejected from side of aircraft and. Voluptuous blonde british leading lady of routine 30s filming who suffered a nervous collapse in 1941, returning briefly before retiring for marriage. Clouds over europe also known as q planes is a film that has been mischaracterized by some as a wartime picture, though it actually came out several months before wwii began. Read the full synopsis of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies. Culture the 100 greatest foreignlanguage films bbc. Mar 03, 2014 england, france, germany, austria, all just before wwii broke out. Movie posters valerie hobson clouds over europe 1939.
Chips 1939 the arsenal stadium mystery 1939 the stars look down 1939 q planes 1939 released in the us as clouds over europe. The demiparadise 1943 full movie captioned duration. Clouds over europe minor role 1939 lightning conductor mary 1938 hold my hand helen milchester 1938. Tim whelan directed, and alexander korda was the executive. Clouds over europe 1939 cast and crew an eccentric scotland yard inspector ralph richardson thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes. Genres thriller subgenres detective film, psychological thriller release date mar 2, 1939 usa unknown run time 78 min.
Q planes part 1 laurence olivier, ralph richardson movie. He reported to the united states marine corps for training in late 1942, but was sent back, at the request of 20th centuryfox, to complete one more film, crash dive, a patriotic war movie released in 1943. Hear classic music from clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at tcm. Q planes known as clouds over europe in the united states is a 1939 british comedy spy film. The current dvd, while not earthshattering in its clarity and seriously lacking in some audio presence is a pretty fair representation of the movie, given its age. The triumvirate of stars is completed by laurence olivier as a pilot and allaround good guy and valerie hobson, who we learn is a newspaper reporter out looking for a scoop in the grand tradition of such characters. Laurence olivier full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Q planes clouds over europe 1939, laurence olivier.
The opening of the film was much more sinister as it started off with pictures of scenes of london and an announcer advising what a difficult time the empire was having. Q planes clouds over europe 1939 west of the pecos 1945 the wolf man 1941 actually, bob provided the movies, but he did not choose them this time. Get info about the original print of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson. Comedy lifts its head again in clouds over europe at the music hallland of liberty opens at the fairamangeldy is seen at the cameo by frank s. Clouds over europe 1939 an eccentric scotland yard inspector ralph richardson thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes. Jul 06, 2017 posts about 1939 written by box office madness. It began with shots of parliament, the war office, the india office and 10 downing street, with a commentary about empire, trade and population statistics, and the wisdom of britain. The story of the last chrysanthemum kenji mizoguchi, 1939 87. Several british planes mysteriously disappear one after one during their test flights. Complete annual us box office top 65 chart of 1939. Movie mirrors index q planes clouds over europe 1939 b 81en. You really cant go wrong with ralph richardson in a cast, and it holds true with clouds over europe, a 1939 film that also stars laurence olivier and valerie hobson. Posts about johnny weissmuller written by box office madness. Clouds over europe free old mystery movies full length,old tv movies subtitle 2017.
The film or miniseries must be concerned with world war ii or the war of ethiopia and the sinojapanese war and include events which feature as a part of the war effort for short films, see the list of world war ii short films for documentaries, see the list of world war ii documentary films and the list of allied propaganda films of world war ii. In 1939 fleming wrote about his chosen career, in this business, action is the word. Terek cossack ensemble of song and dance 1939, conductor ivan landoga. Ive been championing this film ever since it and its a wonderful world inspired my big article listing ten unsung movies of 1939 in. The film or miniseries must be concerned with world war ii or the war of ethiopia and the sinojapanese war and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. Q planes was released in the us as clouds over europe. Part 1 of 10 sir laurence olivier, sir ralph richardson, and valerie hobson star in q planes, a 1939 british film about an investigation into.
Q planes 1939 released in the united states by columbia pictures as clouds over europe, is a british spy film directed by tim whelan and. I first saw q planes about 40 years ago on television here in america under its us title of clouds over europe, and was delighted by it. A complete set of film society programmes can be found in the. Cast and crew credits for clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies. Overview of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Q planes known as clouds over europe in the united states is a 1939 british comedy spy film starring ralph richardson, laurence olivier and valerie. Tagged 1939, bachelor mother, box office, charts, david niven. Q planes known as clouds over europe in the united states is a 1939 british comedy spy film starring ralph richardson, laurence olivier and valerie hobson. The film is anchored by ralph richardson in a droll performance as a slightly holmesian secret service man. Clouds over europe internet movie firearms database guns. Jul 06, 2017 clouds over europe laurence olivier, ralph richardson.
Having established itself as a powerhouse of binge tv, netflix has more recently turned its attention to movies. Experimental aircraft of several countries are mysteriously vanishing during test flights over the sea. Released 1939, clouds over europe stars laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, george curzon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 18 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Additionally, although the baddies in the film could have been germans, no mention of their nationality is given and most have very british accents. With the overtones of war approaching, when the british released the film 1939 before the start of ww2 in the united states the title was changed to clouds over europe.
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