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This Was Paris (1942)

This Was Paris poster
Directed by
John Harlow
Genre
spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a World War II spy film about Allied agents operating in Paris. A reporter and a secret agent work together to uncover a Nazi spy ring in the city.

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What happens

This Was Paris is a 1942 British Second World War spy film directed by John Harlow and starring Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon and Griffith Jones. The film was produced by the British subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures and was shot at Teddington Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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