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Passport to Pimlico

French Goings-On in the Heart of London.

6.9(103)19491h 24m2

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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Released
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Language
English
  • treasure
  • territory
  • world war ii
  • political negotiations
  • satire
  • black and white
  • food rationing
  • london blitz
  • unexploded bomb

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU26 Oct 1949
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1126 Oct 1949
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1226 Oct 1949
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalDVD, Blu ray18 Jun 2012
  • SwedenSE

    • TheatricalBtl20 Mar 1950

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Passport to Pimlico was released on 26 October 1949.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/9/2022

    7/10

    I think this ranks amongst the best of the post-war British comedies. The residents of an heavily bombed-out part of London are deliberating what to do with some waste ground when an unexploded bomb goes off on the site leading to the discovery of a fantastic medieval treasure. Amongst this treasure is a document identified by an on-form Margaret Rutherford as the ditzy professor, that states that these residents are…

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