The way to the stars 1945 - Life around a British WWII air base

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IMDB rating: 7,5

Director: Anthony Asquith
Main Cast: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery, Stanley Holloway

"Originally released in England as The Way to the Stars, Johnny in the Clouds is the story of how the Battle of Britain affected the lives of combatants and civilians alike. Terence Rattigan's screenplay concentrates on three groups of people: an American pilot and his wife, a doomed British officer with a wife and child, and a young couple who plan to marry despite the precariousness of wartime romances. Most of the action takes place at an air base and the neighboring village, where the private citizens react to rationing and other restrictions with various degrees of nobility and selfishness. The American title of this film is derived from the poem 'Johnny in the Clouds', recited in tribute to the decease British airman; the U.S. version, which was released after the war, includes a prologue set in the deserted air base, with the bulk of the film offered as a flashback." - www.allmovie.com

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Pygmalion 1938 - A perfect adaptation with a perfect cast

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030637/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
IMDB rating: 8,0

Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Main Cast: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr, David Tree

"Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Anthony Asquith's and Leslie Howard's classic version of George Bernard Shaw's satiric comedy.  Pygmalion was first filmed in Great Britain in 1938 and became an instant classic. Featuring well-pitched performances from Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in the lead roles, this Anthony Asquith film has the exquisite timing and tenor of a sophisticated comedy of manners. Barely concealed beneath the story is a devastating satire of British class pretensions. This material was adapted as the musical My Fair Lady in the 1950s and the film of the same name in 1964. It also inspired numerous imitatations, such as Educating Rita." - http://www.allmovie.com/movie/pygmalion-v39749/

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