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Piccadilly Incident

Romance blossoms during an air raid in this classic weepie which enacts a tale of wartime love and loss guaranteed to pluck at the heartstrings.

Melodrama 1946 99 mins

Director: Herbert Wilcox

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Overview

Romance blossoms during an air raid in this classic weepie which enacts a tale of wartime love and loss guaranteed to pluck at the heartstrings. Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding became Britain’s favourite screen couple when this film hit cinemas and they remained a popular pairing in post-war melodramas. Audiences queued round the block to see the tragic tale of their passionate affair and whirlwind wedding doomed by the cruel intervention of the war.

Director

Herbert Wilcox

Featuring

Anna Neagle , Michael Wilding and Frances Mercer

Genres

Melodrama and War

Certificate

mild war violence, outdated racist language

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

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