Paris Underground

Paris Underground

1945
1h 36m
5.4

5.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb

"SENSATIONAL! REVEALING! Amazing story that tears the veil of secrecy from terrors of occupied Paris!"

Overview

Constance Bennett both produced and starred in the espionager Paris Underground. Bennett and Gracie Fields play, respectively, an American and an English citizen trapped in Paris when the Nazis invade. The women team up to help Allied aviators escape from the occupied city into Free French territory. The screenplay was based on the true wartime activities of Etta Shiber, who engineered the escape of nearly 300 Allied pilots. British fans of comedienne Gracie Fields were put off by the scenes in which she is tortured by the Gestapo, while Constance Bennett's following had been rapidly dwindling since the 1930s; as a result, the heartfelt but tiresome Paris Underground failed to make a dent at the box-office. It would be Constance Bennett's last starring film--and Gracie Fields' last film, period.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
United Artists Constance Bennett Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 18, 1945
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0037972

Cast

Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett

Kitty de Mornay

Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields

Emmeline Quayle

George Rigaud
George Rigaud

Andre de Mornay

Kurt Kreuger
Kurt Kreuger

Capt. Kurt von Weber

Eily Malyon
Eily Malyon

Madame Martin

Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff

Undertaker

Gregory Gaye
Gregory Gaye

Tissier

Leslie Vincent
Leslie Vincent

Lt. William Gray

Charles Andre
Charles Andre

Father Dominique

Richard Ryen
Richard Ryen

Mons. Renard

Maurice Cass
Maurice Cass

Patriot

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Margot

Key Crew

Gregory Ratoff
Director
Boris Ingster
Screenplay
Gertrude Purcell
Screenplay
Constance Bennett
Producer