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The Adventures of Tartu (1943)

October 1, 1943 (GB) Romance, War • 91m

Overview

British Captain Terence Stevenson accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday job of defusing undetonated bombs. Fluent in Romanian and German and having studied chemical engineering, he's parachuted into Romania to assume the identity of Captain Jan Tartu, a member of the fascist Iron Guard. Tartu makes his way to Czechoslovakia to steal the formula of a new Nazi poison gas and sabotage the factory of its manufacturing.

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Robert Donat
Robert Donat

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson

Maruschuka Lanova

Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla

Inspector Otto Vogel

Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns

Paula Palacek

Martin Miller
Martin Miller

Doctor Novotny

Anthony Eustrel
Anthony Eustrel

German MP Officar

Percy Walsh
Percy Walsh

Dr. Willendorf

Crew
Louis Levy
Louis Levy

Music Director

Jack E. Cox
Jack E. Cox

Director of Photography

V. Wilson
V. Wilson

Sound Recordist

Harold Huth
Harold Huth

Associate Producer

John Bryan
John Bryan

Art Direction

Rahvis
Rahvis

Costume Designer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 26, 2022

There were quite a few of these medium-budget films made - not quite as propaganda, but serving to bolster the morale in Britain in the depths of WWII. This is one of them. Robert Donat plays a fictional British intelligence officer charged with seeking out and destroying a secret Nazi factory that was developing a lethal nerve-gas deep within enemy territory. He plays his part with style and a little humour, ably supported by Valerie Hobson and … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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