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Paris Underground, also known as Madame Pimpernel (1945) is a film directed by Gregory Ratoff, and based on the book by Etta Shiber. The film stars Constance Bennett and Gracie Fields as an American and an Englishwoman trapped in Paris when Nazi Germany invades in 1940, who rescue British airmen shot down in France and help them escape across the English Channel. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Score for Alexandre Tansman's score (one of 21 nominations that year).
Original Release
10/19/1945
US Release
10/19/1945
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gracie Fields | Emmeline Quayle |
| George Rigaud | Andre de Mornay |
| Kurt Kreuger | Capt. Kurt von Weber |
| Leslie Vincent | Lt. William Gray |
| Charles Andre | Father Dominique |
| Eily Malyon | Madame Martin |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Undertaker |
| Richard Ryen | Mons. Renard |
| Gregory Gaye | Tissier |
| Maurice Cass | Patriot |
Directors
Writers
Etta Shiber, Boris Ingster, Gertrude Purcell, Ann Dupre, Paul Dupre, Oscar Ray
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gracie Fields | Emmeline Quayle |
| George Rigaud | Andre de Mornay |
| Kurt Kreuger | Capt. Kurt von Weber |
| Leslie Vincent | Lt. William Gray |
| Charles Andre | Father Dominique |
| Eily Malyon | Madame Martin |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Undertaker |
| Richard Ryen | Mons. Renard |
| Gregory Gaye | Tissier |
| Maurice Cass | Patriot |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | Margot |
| Andrew V. McLaglen | Sgt. McNair |
| Nina Borget | French Girl |
| André Charlot | Patriot |
| Marcel De La Brosse | Underground Leader |
| Ray De Ravenne | Parisian |
| Arno Frey | German Officer |
| Frederick Giermann | Gestapo Sergeant |
| Pete Kooy | Gestapo Soldier |
| Reska Law | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Constance Bennett | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
