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Tawny Pipit (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1944 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Bernard Miles
Charles Saunders

Written By:
Bernard Miles
Charles Saunders

Actors:
Bernard Miles ..... Colonel Barton-Barrington
Rosamund John ..... Hazel Broome
Niall MacGinnis ..... Jimmy Bancroft
Jean Gillie ..... Nancy Forester
Lucie Mannheim ..... Russian Sniper
Christopher Steele ..... Reverend Kingsley
Brefni O'Rorke ..... Uncle Arthur
George Carney ..... Whimbrel
Wylie Watson ..... Crasker
Lyonel Watts ..... Silver
Scott Harold ..... Shuttleworth
Arthur Burne ..... Hambling
Billy Bridget ..... Alec
Jackie Christie ..... Ernie
John Salew ..... Pickering

Synopsis:

Jimmy Bancroft (Niall MacGinnis) is a fighter pilot convalescing in the country from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain. Along with his nurse Hazel (Rosamund John) they spend their summer days lazing in the Cotswold meadows until they discover a pair of nesting Tawny Pipits, known to have bred only once before in England. Helen's ornithologist uncle arrives to confirm that the birds are actually Tawny Pipits, but the word soon spreads around the egg-collecting community that there is a rare and lucrative nest in an English backwater village. Afraid of having the birds' eggs stolen or destroyed, the villagers band together under the leadership of the barmy Colonel Barton-Barrington and vow to defend the nest against egg thieves, the army and the Ministry of Agriculture!

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.

In this comedy, a band of British birdwatchers fight to save a rare species of birds from destruction. The title bird is a skinny little thing that can wag its tail. It lives in English wheat fields.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 07 June, 2011.