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"Pimpernel" Smith

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"The man the Gestapo hates!"

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.

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NaziWorld War IiBritish Spy

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What is "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) about?

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.

Who stars in "Pimpernel" Smith?

"Pimpernel" Smith stars Leslie Howard (Professor Horatio Smith), Francis L. Sullivan (General von Graum), Mary Morris (Ludmilla Koslowski), Hugh McDermott (David Maxwell), Raymond Huntley (Marx). The film was directed by Leslie Howard.

How long is "Pimpernel" Smith?

"Pimpernel" Smith has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1941. It is rated U.

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