The Red Danube
The Red Danube

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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),... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Red Danube:

Walter Pidgeon
Ethel Barrymore
Peter Lawford
Angela Lansbury
Janet Leigh
Louis Calhern

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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.

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzReflects the chilly atmosphere between the superpowers during the Cold War.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyWhat elevates George Sidney's agit-prop feature from MGM, which reflected the Cold War mentality, is the strong acting from Walter Pidgeon and especially Ethel Barrymore
User Review - 8/10 by STCENTERPRISE .The Red Danube It is a film that is filled with truths about what happened after World War II during the early part of the Cold War in different parts of Europe where the Russians would request their people back who escaped during World War II. It has a good cast. It has some emotionally sad parts seeing the treatment the Russians did of people they had returned to go back to Russia and how the children and elders were given back to the British for they saw little use for them. Some parts were funny parts such as the nun. I liked the poor impoverished child the British called the nick name Mickey Mouse. I liked the movie. It is able to capture the best parts of Christianity and able to provide a good idea of how bad the Soviets treated it's people and why people did not wish to return to Russia.
User Review - 8/10 by Elaine GI happened to catch this movie on late one night and I've been hooked every since. The cast is all perfect together. I really love Walter Pidgeon's role and how his character seems to evolve through the movie. The movie takes some interesting and unexpected twists and turns throughout. I highly recommend this one looking for a new classic favorite!!
User Review - 6/10 by Roger JSad commentary on the behavior of the allies in 1946 Vienna. Janet Leigh outstanding. Angela Lansbury somewhat wooden. Russians accurately represented..
User Review - 6/10 by Scott RAn unusual love story involving displaced Russians in Vienna. Although it was cheesy, I still liked the idea of fighting the Russians indirectly through resistance and Janet Leigh was as beautiful as ever. There were some odd lines attacking communism about religion how nothing good comes from an atheist; blatant propaganda at its best.
User Review - 6/10 by Greg WI really liked young Angela Lansbury in her role as Quail. I imagine that the political impact, on post-WWII displaced persons, of this movie was dramatic. Illustrated the beginnings of the cold war. Also, illustrates screw-up-and-move-up as Hooky refuses an order, then gets promoted. Best quote: "Row, row, row your boat...."

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