
World War I. Lili Smith (Dame Julie Andrews) is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the British and French troops and general populace singing rallying patriotic songs. She is also half German - her real last name being Schmidt - and is an undercover German spy, using her feminine wiles to gather information from the high ranking and generally older military officers and diplomats she seduces. Masquerading as her Swiss uncle, Colonel Kurt Von ... (Full plot summary below)
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World War I. Lili Smith (Dame Julie Andrews) is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the British and French troops and general populace singing rallying patriotic songs. She is also half German - her real last name being Schmidt - and is an undercover German spy, using her feminine wiles to gather information from the high ranking and generally older military officers and diplomats she seduces. Masquerading as her Swiss uncle, Colonel Kurt Von Ruger (Jeremy Kemp) is not only her German handler, but her lover. Kurt's boss, General Kessler (Carl Duering), doesn't fully trust Lili as she is still half British. That is why it irks him that Kurt has entrusted Lili with the important mission of finding out more about the Allied air defense plans, the air which is becoming a more important battleground of the war. Of the five men who are most privy to such information, Kurt believes the best target is American pilot Major William Larrabee (Rock Hudson), as he is young, single, and a ladies' man. Lili is more than easily able to strike a romantic and sexual relationship with Bill. Lili's mission is threatened when she learns that two French agents believe that Larrabee is passing information to a female German spy. But Lili believes she's also stumbled onto some vital information when she accidentally learns from one of Bill's pilot compatriots, T.C. Carstairs (Lance Percival), of a secret mission code named "Crepe Suzette". Crepe Suzette (Gloria Paul) ends up being a game changer for Lili, not only with her position as a spy, but in her relationship with Bill. The outcome of "Suzette" also threatens both Bill and Lili's lives.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt seems to be not that bad if you view it more as a love story than as a war story. |
| TIME MagazineStefan KanferDirector Blake Edwards (Julie's new husband) seems to believe that if a man failing off a roof is funny, then two men falling should be hilarious. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyStarring Julie Andrews, this preposterously plotted WWI musical was a huge artistic and commercial flop. |
| Cleveland PressTony Mastroianni[Julie Andrews] is doing what she does best and what her fans expect her to do. |
| User ReviewVeronika AOne of the most underrated films. In my opinion, one of Julie Andrews' best!! |
| User ReviewJayden CGood movie! A little confusing if you don't watch it all but it has Julie Andrews & Rock Hudson! |
| User Reviewdear humans; we hAn amazing film. I love everything about it. To me, one of the best films ever. Not to be obsessed or anything :-D |
| User ReviewA. B. Slove it, but I would like to see the long version. |
| User Reviewlogan sjulie andrews as a german spy...who sings...and "entertains"...the troops! |
| User ReviewGreg WI have just sat down and enjoyed 136 minutes of the most enjoyable movie one could possibly watch. On my own, in a darkened cinema, on 35mm film with no stinking popcorn, cellphones or yacking, 9 spools of sheer entertainment. I am sorry world, that the only way you can catch it these days is on a television screen ...and that ain't good. Brilliant! |