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Paris Calling (1941)

Paris Calling poster
Directed by
Edwin L. Marin
Genre
war film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In occupied Paris during World War Two, a woman tries to help an American pilot escape from the Nazis. They work together to outwit a German commander who is hunting them.

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What happens

Paris Calling is a 1941 American war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner and Basil Rathbone. It was produced by Universal Pictures before America's entry into World War II and released just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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