The Red Danube (1949)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 1949-10-14
Director: George Sidney
Writers: Gina Kaus , Arthur Wimperis (1874–1953) , Bruce Marshall
Language: English | Italian | German | Russian | Latin
Stars: Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984) , Ethel Barrymore , Peter Lawford , Angela Lansbury , Janet Leigh , Louis Calhern (1895–1956) , Francis L. Sullivan , Melville Cooper , Robert Coote , Alan Napier (I) (1903–1988)
Runtime: 119 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: O kokkinos Dounavis (Greece) , Schicksal in Wien , Vespers in Vienna (United States of America) , Den røde Donau (Denmark) , De rode Donau (Netherlands the) , Il Danubio rosso (Italy) , The Red Danube (United States of America) , Schicksal in Wien (Austria) , Röda Donau (Sweden) , El Danubio rojo (Spain) , The Red Danube , O Danúbio Vermelho (Brazil) , The Strange Case of Nary Buhlen (United States of America) , The Red Danube (Canada) , Le Danube rouge (France, French Republic) , Красный Дунай , The Red Danube (United Kingdom) , Le Danube rouge (Belgium) , Storm Over Vienna (United States of America) , El Danubio rojo (Argentina) , Danúbio Vermelho (Brazil) , The Crossroad (United States of America) , El Danubio rojo (Venezuela) , O Danúbio Vermelho (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Red Danube (Australia) , El Danubio rojo (Mexico) , The Red Danube (India) , Czerwony Dunaj (Poland) , The Case of Maria Buhlen (United States of America) , 赤きダニューブ (Japan) , Dunărea roşie (Romania) , Tuna Ağlıyor (Turkey) , De rode Donau (Belgium)
Plot: Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael S. "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet authorities to repatriate citizens of the Soviet Union, many of whom prefer not to return to their home country. Billeted in the convent run by Mother Auxilia (Ethel Barrymore), Nicobar, and his military aides Major John "Twingo" McPhimister (Peter Lawford) and Audrey Quail (Dame Angela Lansbury), become involved in the plight of young ballerina Olga Alexandrova (Janet Leigh), who is trying to avoid being returned to Moscow. Nicobar's sense of duty is tested as he sees first hand the plight of the people he is helping return to the Soviet Union; his lack of religious faith is also shaken by his contact with the Mother Superior.
IMDB:tt0041788