The Secret of St. Ives (1949)

Original title

The Secret Of St. Ives

Directed by

Phil Rosen

Genre

adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A French officer is captured during the Napoleonic Wars and held prisoner in England. He escapes with help from a local woman.

lightheartedromanticbriskclassicstirringescapistold-fashioned

What happens

The Secret of St. Ives is a 1949 American historical adventure film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown and Henry Daniell. It is adapted from the 1897 novel St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film's plot follows a French officer who is captured and held as a prisoner in England. He manages to escape with the help of a local woman. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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