Hanover Street (1979)

57% of critics liked it
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In this WWII romance, Harrison Ford (face-to-face with superstardom from his involvement in Star Wars) is cast as David Halloran, an American bomber pilot stationed in London. During an air raid, Halloran meets and falls in love with beautiful Briton Margaret Sellinger (Lesley-Anne Down). Naturally,… More In this WWII romance, Harrison Ford (face-to-face with superstardom from his involvement in Star Wars) is cast as David Halloran, an American bomber pilot stationed in London. During an air raid, Halloran meets and falls in love with beautiful Briton Margaret Sellinger (Lesley-Anne Down). Naturally, Margaret is married, and just as naturally David hopes that this won't make too much difference in their relationship. But this is not to be: Halloran is assigned behind enemy lines on a dangerous assignment, and his partner in this endeavor is Margaret's husband, Paul (Christopher Plummer). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By: Peter Hyams
Written By: Peter Hyams
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1979 Wide
On DVD: Jul 31, 2001

Critic Reviews

Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Pedestrian, brooding WWII period film features stoic Harrison Ford.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Plummer's earnest spy who is really the best among the cast, symapthetic yet clearly obsessed with his work

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Dean M

Action director Peter Hyams is out of his element with this melodramatic World War II drama, which consists mostly of an unlikely tryst between American soldier and British nurse. But I'm a fan of Harrison Ford as he was quite a hero in this late 1970's film.
xGary X

WWII romance that plays like a Mills and Boon novel. Ford and Down make a very handsome couple though, and the stiff upper-lipped derring do behind enemy lines is efficiently handled.

Cast

            Harrison Ford as David Halloran

            Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Sellinger

            Christopher Plummer as Paul Sellinger

            Alec McCowen as Maj. Trumbo

            Richard Masur as Lt. Jerry Cimino

            Michael Sacks as 2nd Lt. Martin Hyer

            Patsy Kensit as Sarah Sellinger

            Max Wall as Harry Pike

            Shane Rimmer as Col. Ronald Bart

            Jay Benedict as Cpl. Daniel Giler

            Suzanne Bertish as French Girl

            Keith Buckley as Lieutenant Wells

            Sherrie Hewson as Phyllis

            William Hootkins as Beef

            Eddie Kidd
            
            Cindy O'Callaghan as Paula

            George Pravda
            
            John Ratzenberger as Sgt. John Lucas

            John Rees
            
            Tony Sibbald
            
            Di Trevis as Elizabeth

            Gary Waldhorn
            
            Hugh Fraser as Capt. Harold Lester

            Eugene Lipinski
            
            Shaun Scott
            
            Keith Alexander as Soldier in Barn
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Hanover Street (1979)

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Dean M

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