Appointment with Venus (1951)

Directed by

Ralph Thomas

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a British officer and a local woman work together to rescue a prize cow from a German-occupied island. They face obstacles from both the enemy and their own military bureaucracy.

light-heartedfeel-goodadventurousquirkywartimewarmdeterminedmildly tense

What happens

Appointment with Venus is a 1951 British war drama film, a film adaptation of the 1951 Jerrard Tickell novel of the same name. It was directed by Ralph Thomas, produced by Betty E. Box and its screenplay was written by the novelist Nicholas Phipps. The film was based on the evacuation of Alderney cattle from the Channel Island during World War II. In the United States the film was re-titled Island Rescue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• The African Queen (1951)
• Young Wives' Tale (1951)
• Talk of a Million (1951)
• Calamity the Cow (1967)
• Worm's Eye View (1951)
• Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande (1951)
• One Good Turn (1951)
• Two on the Tiles (1951)