Tawny Pipit
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
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“Nothing scrawny about our Tawny” “Could only have been made in England” “Well worth whistling about” (IMDB reviews quotes). A bucolic comedy that now is a nostalgia trip into wartime rural life. Solid ensemble cast. Good production. Recommended. IMDB rating 6.7. Directed by Bernard Miles and Charles Saunders. UK release 1944. US release 1947. Complete print (PAL transfer).
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- Director
- Bernard Miles
- Starring
- Bernard Miles, Rosamund John, Niall MacGinnis, Jean Gillie, Lucie Mannheim, Christopher Steele, Brefni O'Rorke, George Carney
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