There were quite a few of these medium-budget films made - not quite as propaganda, but serving to bolster the morale in Britain in the depths of WWII. This is one of them. Robert Donat plays a fictional British intelligence officer charged with seeking out and destroying a secret Nazi factory that was developing a lethal nerve-gas deep within enemy territory. He plays his part with style and a little humour, ably…
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
A Beautiful Girl! A Dangerous Mission!
British Captain Terence Stevenson accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday job of defusing undetonated bombs. Fluent in Romanian and German and having studied chemical engineering, he's parachuted into Romania to assume the identity of Captain Jan Tartu, a member of the fascist Iron Guard. Tartu makes his way to Czechoslovakia to steal the formula of a new Nazi poison gas and sabotage the factory of its manufacturing.
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Robert Donat
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
Valerie Hobson
Maruschuka Lanova
Walter Rilla
Inspector Otto Vogel
Glynis Johns
Paula Palacek
Phyllis Morris
Anna Palacek
Martin Miller
Doctor Novotny
Anthony Eustrel
German MP Officar
Percy Walsh
Dr. Willendorf
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What is The Adventures of Tartu about?
British Captain Terence Stevenson accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday job of defusing undetonated bombs. Fluent in Romanian and German and having studied chemical engineering, he's parachuted into Romania to assume the identity of Captain Jan Tartu, a…
When was The Adventures of Tartu released?
The Adventures of Tartu was released in 1943.
What genres does The Adventures of Tartu belong to?
The Adventures of Tartu is categorised as Romance, War.
Who stars in The Adventures of Tartu?
The cast of The Adventures of Tartu includes Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns, Phyllis Morris.