Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

French Goings-On in the Heart of London.

1949•1h 24m•6.9/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(95)

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.

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Production

Ealing Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Arthur Pemberton

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione Baddeley

Edie Randall

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Professor Hatton-Jones

Paul Dupuis

Paul Dupuis

Duke of Burgundy

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Mr. Wix

John Slater

John Slater

Frank Huggins

Jane Hylton

Jane Hylton

Molly

Betty Warren

Betty Warren

Connie Pemberton

Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

Shirley Pemberton

Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler

Fred Cowan

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Garland

Philip Stainton

Philip Stainton

P.C. Spiller

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Bert Fitch

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Gregg

Naunton Wayne

Naunton Wayne

Straker

Roy Carr

Benny Spiller

Nancy Gabrielle

Mrs. Cowan

Malcolm Knight

Monty Cowan

Roy Gladdish

Charlie Randall

Stuart Lindsell

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