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  • '''''King Arthur Was a Gentleman''''' is a 1942 British, [[black-and-white]], [[comedy film|comedy]], [[musical film]], [[film dire Set during [[World War II]], the plot involves the undersized Arthur joining the army to prove himsel
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  • | distributor = [[Associated British Film Distributors|ABFD]] {{small|(UK)}} ...edy from this studio to deal directly with the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/movie.aspx?tvobjectid=1
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  • ...ref> The film was a morale-booster in the early part of the [[Second World War]].<ref name=radiotimes/> ...h National Films Company|British National]] where they made a further four films over the next few years.
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  • | studio = [[Lime Grove Studios]] (credited as [[Gaumont British]]) ..., [[black-and-white]], [[comedy film|comedy]], [[musical film|musical]], [[war film]], [[film director|directed]] by [[Val Guest]] and starring [[Arthur A
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  • '''''I Thank You''''' is a 1941 [[black and white]] [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Marcel Varnel]] and starring [[Arthur Askey ...-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316064810/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/I-Thank-You_1941 |archive-date=2011-03-16}}</ref>
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  • | caption = British lobby card '''''Bees in Paradise''''' is a 1944 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Val Guest]] and st
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  • {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} | caption = Original British [[film poster#United Kingdom|quad format]] film poster by [[Dudley Pout]]
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  • '''''Where the Spies Are''''' is a 1966 British comedy adventure film directed by [[Val Guest]] and starring [[David Niven] ...s Doctor Jason Love, who did some intelligence work for him in [[World War II]], to find out what is going on. As a doctor, Love can attend a medical con
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  • {{Short description|British film producer}} |nationality = British
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  • | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...ast]] comedies, [[Adventure films|Adventure films]], [[Action films|Action films]]
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  • | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] '''Henry James Fowler''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (10 December 1926 – 4 January 2012) was an English [[charact
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  • ...Blofeld]], the primary antagonist of the ''[[James Bond]]'' series, in the films ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' and ''[[Thunderb ...ease, Eric took part in propaganda broadcasts against the Nazis on the BBC World Service. In order to earn a living, the Pohlmanns temporarily took position
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  • ...character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War. ...worked regularly at [[Ealing Studios]], first with starring roles in such films as ''[[They Knew Mr. Knight (film)|They Knew Mr. Knight]]'' (1946), ''[[The
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  • ...which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's T ...ng.net|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref> He reunited with his father when the war ended four years later; of their first meeting at Colwyn Bay train station
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  • |nationality = British ...r]] for [[UNICEF|UNICEF]] and president of the [[World Federalist Movement|World Federalist Movement]].
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  • ...aggie Smith|numerous accolades]], including two [[Academy Awards]], five [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]], four [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award ...stablished herself alongside [[Judi Dench]] as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theat
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  • ...ational Pictures|First National]] corporations. By 1918, he was one of the world's best-known figures. ...ve the U.S. and settle in Switzerland. He abandoned the Tramp in his later films, which include ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|L
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  • | image = The British comedian Tommy Handley rehearses with actors from his ITMA show (cropped).j ''ITMA'' was an important contributor to British morale during the war, with its cheerful take on the day-to-day preoccupations of the public, but
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