Having established itself as a powerhouse of binge tv, netflix has more recently turned its attention to movies. War in europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history. 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. Our thirteenth potential classic is an odd but endearing espionagecomedydrama from britain on the eve of world war ii originally titled q planes 1939. Laurence olivier list of movies and tv shows tv guide. There is a separate list of world war ii tv series.
Jul 06, 2017 clouds over europe laurence olivier, ralph richardson. He accompanied president woodrow wilson to europe for the 1919. 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. 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. Homerville brock williams april, 1895 truro, cornwall, england, uk. 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. Ralph richardsons performance as major charles hammond in this movie.
Clouds over europe us release title or q planes original uk release title is a 1939 british spy movie directed by tim whelan and arthur b. Top movies of 1939 list, best movies 1939 page 22 by. Experimental aircraft of several countries are mysteriously vanishing during test flights over the sea. 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. 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. Clouds over europe 1939 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Find films and movies featuring alexander korda on allmovie. 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. Complete annual us box office top 65 chart of 1939. Clouds over europe has been ranked 181 times, wins 52. Clouds over europe laurence olivier, ralph richardson. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Clouds over europe internet movie firearms database guns in. 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.
So q planes was released in the us on 30 june 1939 as clouds over europe, with a new opening that reflected an everincreasing possibility of war with nazi germany. Test planes are disappearing and are investigated by an eccentric secret service man, who is helped by his reporter sister and a chauvinistic pilot. Additionally, although the baddies in the film could have been germans, no mention of their nationality is given and most have very british accents. Clouds over europe free old mystery movies full length. An eccentric scotland yard inspector ralph richardson thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes. Mystery movies full length english 2014 drama movies 2014 for family. Oct 10, 2016 lets play strategic command 1939 storm over europe campaign strategic command wwii. Culture the 100 greatest foreignlanguage films bbc. Clouds over europe 1939 qplanen movie poster 32x70cm nice condition fn original director. Laurence olivier and valerie hobson in clouds over europe 1939 clouds over europe 1939 add image see all 6 photos. Cavalry of the clouds lss of king george vi watching demonstration of aircrafts lifeboat which is ejected from side of aircraft and. 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. We were visited by our friends from illinois, debbie wordinger and bayneeta freeland, and they had lists of titles they wished to see.
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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for clouds over europe 1939 tim whelan, tim whelan sr. Poland was a country all too well suited for such a demonstration. Q planes clouds over europe 1939, laurence olivier. Hear classic music from clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at tcm.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Movie posters valerie hobson clouds over europe 1939. Strategic command 1939 storm over europe part 8 youtube. 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. 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. Clouds over europe minor role 1939 lightning conductor mary 1938 hold my hand helen milchester 1938. Q planes part 1 laurence olivier, ralph richardson movie. 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.
This is a list of fictional feature films or miniseries which feature events of world war ii in the narrative. Read the clouds over europe movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Clouds over europe 1939 directed by tim whelan tim whelan sr. 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. Terek cossack ensemble of song and dance 1939, conductor ivan landoga. Read the full synopsis of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies. Get info about the original print of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson. A fun british spy movie with a great central character played by ralph richardson. Q planes clouds over europe is a film directed by tim whelan, arthur b.
Genres thriller subgenres detective film, psychological thriller release date mar 2, 1939 usa unknown run time 78 min. Mar 03, 2014 england, france, germany, austria, all just before wwii broke out. In 1939 fleming wrote about his chosen career, in this business, action is the word. Clouds over europe free old mystery movies full length,old tv movies subtitle 2017. A complete set of film society programmes can be found in the. Clouds over europe 1939 an eccentric scotland yard inspector ralph richardson thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes. Movie mirrors index q planes clouds over europe 1939 b 81en.
George waggner pirates of the skies usa 1939 65m bw general film u d. Filmcraves top movies of 1939 includes range war, mutiny in the big house, buried alive 1939 and more. A quirky british secret service agent named major hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes. Clouds over europe 1939 stream and watch online moviefone. Posts about johnny weissmuller written by box office madness. Clouds over europe 1939 clouds over europe 1939 user.
The war in europe, 193941 the campaign in poland, 1939. 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. Laurence olivier full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. 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. Mcdonough prairie moon usa 1938 58m bw british lion u d. 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 released in the us as clouds over europe is a british mixture of spy thriller, science. 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. Tagged 1939, bachelor mother, box office, charts, david niven. 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. Two further polls looked for the best films of the 21st century and the. It was produced by william cagney james cagneys brother, with hal b. Voluptuous blonde british leading lady of routine 30s filming who suffered a nervous collapse in 1941, returning briefly before retiring for marriage. With laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, george curzon.
Meanwhile, at the barrett and ward aviation factory, another flight is scheduled for takeoff, despite. 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. Clouds over europe internet movie firearms database guns. Clouds over europe 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Overview of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. The movie q planes is also known as clouds over europe in the united states. The film is anchored by ralph richardson in a droll performance as a slightly holmesian secret service man. The demiparadise 1943 full movie captioned duration. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Download till the clouds roll by movie full length. 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. Laurence olivier ralph richardson valerie hobson printed in. Overview of clouds over europe, 1939, directed by tim whelan, with laurence olivier, ralph richardson, valerie hobson, at turner classic movies.
Jul 06, 2017 posts about 1939 written by box office madness. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. Several british planes mysteriously disappear one after one during their test flights. Q planes aka clouds over europe 1939 engleski titl. Michael sragow puts victor fleming, the director of the wizard of oz and. 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. Q planes known as clouds over europe in the united states is a 1939 british comedy spy film. Clouds over europe 1939 fantastic movie musings and. Q planes was released in the us as clouds over europe. Ive been championing this film ever since it and its a wonderful world inspired my big article listing ten unsung movies of 1939 in. By the end of the movie i still had not the first idea what q planes were.