Percy Parsons . This film is the one which introduced the 'Warsaw Concerto', one of those almost classical pieces ('The Dream of Olwen' is the other major one) which are effective and burrow their way into your consciousness. Anton Walbrook is a Polish concert pianist and composer who embarks on a wartime romance with American news reporter Sally Gray. During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. TMDb In the film Stefan Radetsky, a Polish composer and concert pianist, falls in love with Carole, an American journalist covering the war in Poland. as Specialist. The original story, by future Bond director Terence Young, set in 1940 charts the story of a catatonic soldier involved in an air crash during the war and sequestered in a hospital watched over by a woman. From the deeply affecting Schindler's List to the…, Musicals are my favourite film genre. It is the only genre which really took off with the birth of sound,…, talisencrw (William Wood) 3,070 films 24 2 Edit, As I've become more enthralled by cinema over the years, I have cherished reading all I possibly could about my…, Our favourite time of year has rolled around again: the publication of the results from the Senses of Cinema World…, This is a by-no-means complete list of films made about WWII during the 1930's and 1940's. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society. Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. Lest I forget. There can't be many men who could resist the lovely Ms Gray's pleas for them to stay by her side, but Walbrook's Stefan Radetsky's sense of duty is a call to arms to a wartime audience and to a United States that was still observing from the sidelines when it was made. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. While he plays the two connect for a brief moment. They were sleeping in the same bed! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2014. Forgotten film gave the world Richard Addinsell's swooningly romantic "Warsaw Concerto" which became a huge hit and is still played around the world. Dangerous Moonlight. On its release in Britain this was critically derided, but a big popular success. as Bill Peters. Skip to main content.ca Hello, Sign in. Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. If I tell you he's an amnesiac Polish airman-cum-virtuoso pianist, that will give you the measure of it. Clarence James Pirrie Marian Spencer Leslie Gordon Philip Friend Michael Rennie Charles Farrell Elwyn Brook-Jones Tommy Duggan Gordon Glennon Cynthia Heppner Alan Keith John Lawson Kay Lewis Conway Palmer Kent Stevenson William Taylor, Luar Perigoso, Aquella noche en Varsovia, Suicide Squadron, 94 mins   It is wonderful, nostalgic entertainment in black and white. Having loved and played the music of the Warsaw Concerto for years without knowing from whence it came, I was delighted to purchase this DVD with its familiar music. 2007-09-28 Moonlight ( Séries télévisées ) Moonlight . When we first meet the famous Polish pianist-composer Stefan Radetzky (Walbrook), he is an amnesia victim to whom the doctors have given a piano in the hopes that he will remember something. Standard wartime middlebrow recipe, adequately mixed by director Brian Desmond Hurst, with the expected ingredients of troubled romance with Spitfire pilots amid lashings of classical music, perfectly garnished with its leading player Anton Walbrook. Mobile site. One moment that was amusingly 1940s is when Walbrook concludes a bravura performance bashing the piano keys and nips off stage for a few crafty puffs on a cigarette before returning to take his bow. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. IMDb Following the fall of Poland, Radetzky and Irish pilot, Mike, escape to Rumania and then on to America. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole. Torn between love of his country and love for the woman he makes his wife, a patriot must decide whether to remain safe in New York or return to fight the Nazis in the World War II drama Dangerous Moonlight. We then see what brought him to this point. He is a fighter pilot who first meets Carol (Sally Gray), a beautiful American reporter, in Warsaw while he is grounded. Whatever next? Anton Walbrook is the definition of debonair - but he obviously can't play the piano! Dangerous Moonlight / Suicide Squadron (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1941) 8/10, Forgotten film gave the world Richard Addinsell's swooningly romantic "Warsaw Concerto" which became a huge hit and is still played around the world. Dangerous Moonlight / Suicide Squadron (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1941) 8/10. It's a heady mixture of romantic melodrama, Romantic music and war time propaganda. This one's for Dad, to whom we said goodbye today... Rather formulaic wartime drama which lacks a coherent storyline running through it. Adolf Wohlbrück Sally Gray Derrick De Marney Cecil Parker Percy Parsons Kenneth Kent J.H. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Prime Cart. Probably the most fascinating thing about "Dangerous Moonlight" is that the musical theme heard throughout has become more widely known than the film that produced it. More details at as Stefan 'Steve' Radetzky. Only the fast thinking of his friends who trick him into leaving the country saves his life. $2.99 SD. $2.99 SD. Books . Kenneth Kent. as Mike Carroll. The story is told in flashback. While another moment indicates an RKO film made in Britain, and thus not subject to the Production Code - Sally Gray wakes up on her honeymoon only to find that her new husband is not in bed beside her. Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. A couple of doctors explain everything to each other...and to us: Walbrook is a famous Polish pianist and composer (the Warsaw Concerto) who is also a fighter pilot and his plane came down and smashed up but by a miracle he wasn't physically hurt but is in mental limbo...hence his plonking at the piano. 1941 The alternative title (Suicide Squadron) hints at what could have been a more interesting plot, but the film never really gets to explore it deeply enough to be any more interesting than any other WWII story. An absorbing, heightened romance that sadly suffers from the inexplicable transformation of Gray's character from stoic seeker of truth to quivering wreck intent on preventing her husband from doing his patriotic duty. Well packaged and promptly posted. There is a dignity to this UK/USA co-production with respectable acting from ti's stars, but they can't seem lift the story off to it's emotional climax with a lot of down periods. Moonlight 2016 Streaming Vostfr, Film Streaming VF Complet HD. $2.99 SD. Dangerous Moonlight ; Where to watch JustWatch. $2.99 SD. Verified Purchase . During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. A flashback to 1939 during the fall of Poland, reveals an American journalist (Sally Gray) running across an Air Force pilot (Anton Walbrook) playing a piano in an abandoned house as bombs fall. Cast; Crew; Adolf Wohlbrück. Concert pianist Stefan Radetzky (Anton Walbrook) refuses to leave Poland when the Germans invade. Walbrook and Gray meet cute in Warsaw as Nazi…. 'Bad films': One-and-a-half-star (out of five) film ratings by 'The Motion Picture Guide' (Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross, Cinebooks, Inc.; 1927-1983), TCM/Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide (Third Edition): Very Good Movies (3 rating out of 4 stars). As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. Read more. Synopsis. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Middle-Earth Extended Editions 6-Film Collection. Report this film, This is one of those movies it is not possible for me to be objective about not because I grew up watching it (this was the first time) but because I grew up with the music. 5.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Moonlight DVD. The film itself is typical of its type, over-dramatised British 40s drama at its worst. Given the sparsity of comments here I thought I'd add a more positive review to balance those already posted, particularly for those curious to discover this neglected but rather fine romantic war melodrama. There is an instant attraction; six months later, when the Germans have invaded Poland, Radetzky comes to America to give concerts in order to raise money for Polish refugees. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole.