A Tale of Five Cities
5.2
“They've Got Great Big Beautiful Ideas!”
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
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Cast
27 people
Bonar Colleano
Bob Mitchell
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
Barbara Kelly
Lesley
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Anne Vernon
Jeannine Meunier
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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Eva Bartok
Kathaline Telek
Known for
Blood and Black Lace
The Crimson Pirate
Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Severini
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Karin Himboldt
Charlotte Smith (as Karin Himbold)
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Marcello Mastroianni
Aldo Mazzetti
Known for
8½
La Dolce Vita
Lily Kann
Charlady
Also in
Cat Girl
Beautiful Stranger
Danny Green
Levinsky
Known for
The Ladykillers
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Carl Jaffe
Charlotte's Brother
Known for
First Man into Space
MacDonald Parke
New York Magazine Editor (as Macdonald Parke)
Known for
The Mouse That Roared
Summertime
Aletha Orr
Matron
Also in
The Battle of the Sexes
Face of Fire
Wolfgang Staudte Director · Géza von Cziffra Director Montgomery Tully Director
First release March 1, 1951 · Produced in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom · Languages English, Italian
Production
A.L.C.E.
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
Austria · France · Germany · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 1, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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