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5.2 / 10 IMDb March 1, 1951 1h 26m
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
Director
Runtime
1h 26m
Release Date
March 1, 1951
Genre
Drama, Mystery
Status
Released
Rated
Passed
Languages
English, Italian
Country
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Cast
Bonar Colleano
as Bob Mitchell
Barbara Kelly
as Lesley
Anne Vernon
as Jeannine Meunier
Eva Bartok
as Kathaline Telek
Gina Lollobrigida
as Maria Severini
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Karin Himboldt
as Charlotte Smith (as Karin Himbold)
Marcello Mastroianni
as Aldo Mazzetti
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Lily Kann
as Charlady
Danny Green
as Levinsky
Carl Jaffe
as Charlotte's Brother
MacDonald Parke
as New York Magazine Editor (as Macdonald Parke)
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Aletha Orr
as Matron
Geoffrey Sumner
as Wingco
Philip Leaver
as Italian Official
Annette Poivre
as Annette
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Charles Irwin
as London Editor
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Arthur Gomez
as Carabinieri
Lana Morris
as Delia Morel Romanoff
Dany Dauberson
Andrew Irvine
as Jimmy
Production Companies
A.L.C.E.
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