Two Thousand Women ( 2000 Women )

Two Thousand Women (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Alternate Title: 2000 Women
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

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

Directed By:
Frank Launder

Written By:
Sidney Gilliat
Frank Launder

Actors:
Phyllis Calvert ..... Freda Thompson
Flora Robson ..... Muriel Manningford
Patricia Roc ..... Rosemary Brown / Mary Maugham
Renee Houston ..... Maud Wright
Reginald Purdell ..... Sgt. Alec Harvey
Anne Crawford ..... Margaret Long
Jean Kent ..... Bridie Johnson
James McKechnie ..... P.O. Jimmy Moore
Robert Arden ..... David L. 'Dave' Kennedy (as Rob Arden)
Carl Jaffe ..... Sergeant Hentzner
Muriel Aked ..... Clairen Meredith
Kathleen Boutall ..... Mrs. Hadfield
Hilda Campbell-Russell ..... Mrs. Cornelia Hope Latimer
Christiana Forbes ..... Frau Holweg
Thora Hird ..... Mrs. Burtshaw

Synopsis:

The '2000 Women' of the film's title are the female inmates in a WWII German concentration camp in France. Though many of the women don't get along, they are united in their hatred for their Nazi captors. The story takes a truly melodramatic turn when three English airmen parachute into the camp, offering a ray of hope for those inmates planning an escape. Some of the humour is black indeed, involving a card-playing corpse and other questionable sources of laughter, but this was the sort of material that wartime audiences wanted. Heading the cast of 2000 Women are Phyllis Calvert, Flora Robson and Patricia Roc, fine British actresses all who overcome an abundance of script deficiencies. The film was the first production of Individual Pictures, formed by the producer-director-writer team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat.

Three survivors from a British bomber shot down over France bail out - and land right in the middle of a German internment camp for women. Made in 1944 and co-written by the celebrated team of Launder and Gilliat, this wartime morale-boosting film boasts a distinguished cast including Phyllis Calvert, Flora Robson, Patricia Roc and Renee Houston.

Women in a French concentration camp conceal downed British airmen from Nazi soldiers, and try to help them escape. Produced by Edward Black. Written and directed by Frank Launder.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 June, 2010.

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