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| '''Two Cities Films''' was a ] film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as a production company operating in the two cities of ] and ] which gave the company its name. | '''Two Cities Films''' was a ] film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as a production company operating in the two cities of ] and ] which gave the company its name. | ||
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The driving forces behind the company was the flamboyant, Italian-born ] and his partner the multitalented ] born in ], ] who often worked in the dual role of director and producer. Two Cities produced a number of ']' film classics including the most popular British film from the wartime period, '']'' (1942). Other Two Cities films such as '']'' (1944), '']'' (1944), '']'' (1945), '']'' (1945), and '']'' (1945) contributed significantly to the high critical reputation acquired by the British cinema of the time. | ||
| In the mid-1940s Two Cities became part of the ] producing key films such as '']'' (1947), '']'' (1948), and '']'' (1948). | In the mid-1940s Two Cities became part of the ] producing key films such as '']'' (1947), '']'' (1948), and '']'' (1948). | ||
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Two Cities Films was a British film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as a production company operating in the two cities of London and Rome which gave the company its name.
The driving forces behind the company was the flamboyant, Italian-born Filippo Del Giudice and his partner the multitalented Mario Zampi born in Sora, Italy who often worked in the dual role of director and producer. Two Cities produced a number of 'quintessentially English' film classics including the most popular British film from the wartime period, In Which We Serve (1942). Other Two Cities films such as This Happy Breed (1944), The Way Ahead (1944), Henry V (1945), The Way to the Stars (1945), and Blithe Spirit (1945) contributed significantly to the high critical reputation acquired by the British cinema of the time.
In the mid-1940s Two Cities became part of the Rank Organisation producing key films such as Odd Man Out (1947), Hamlet (1948), and Vice Versa (1948).
Select Filmography
- French Without Tears (1939)
- In Which We Serve (1942)
- The Gentle Sex (1943)
- The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
- This Happy Breed (1944)
- The Way Ahead (1944)
- Henry V (1944)
- Blithe Spirit (1945)
- The Way to the Stars (1945)
- Men of Two Worlds (1946)
- Odd Man Out (1947)
- Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)
- Hamlet (1948)
- Trottie True (1948)
- Madness of the Heart (1949)
- Prelude to Fame (1950)
- Personal Affair (1953)
- Trouble in Store (1953)
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