Appointment with Venus (1951)
Don't be misled by the title, and by the presence of Glynis Johns in the cast. The "Venus" in Appointment with Venus is a prized cow. The time is World War II: special operatives David Niven and Glynis Johns are dispatched to a Nazi-held island to rescue Venus, who for some reason or other is vital for British morale. Naturally, this isn't easy and leads to all sorts of complications. Released in the US as Island Rescue, Appointment with Venus was based on a novel by Jerrard Tickell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- David Niven, Glynis Johns, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ralph Thomas
Synopsis of Appointment with Venus
Don't be misled by the title, and by the presence of Glynis Johns in the cast. The "Venus" in Appointment with Venus is a prized cow. The time is World War II: special operatives David Niven and Glynis Johns are dispatched to a Nazi-held island to rescue Venus, who for some reason or other is vital for British morale. Naturally, this isn't easy and leads to all sorts of complications. Released in the US as Island Rescue, Appointment with Venus was based on a novel by Jerrard Tickell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Appointment with Venus
- David Niven - Maj. Valentine Morland
- George Coulouris - Capt. Weiss
- Kenneth More - Lionel Fallaize
- Bernard Lee - Brigadier
- Patric Doonan - Sgt. Forbes
- George Benson - Senior Clerk
- Michael Evans - 2nd Officer
- Jeremy Spenser - Georges
- Terence Longdon
- Noel Johnson
- Helen Goss
- Herbert C. Walton
- Peter Martyn
- Johnnie Schofield
- Raymond Young
- Michael Ward
- John Stratton
- Basil Dignam
- Betty Cooper
- Anton Diffring - German
- Derek Blomfield
- Glynis Johns - Nicola Fallaize
- Barry Jones - Provost
- Noel Purcell - Trawler Langley
- Martin Boddey - Sgt. Vogel
- John Horsley - Kent
- Richard Wattis - Carruthers
- Philip Stainton
- Richard Marner
- Charles Lamb
- David Horne - Magistrate
- Harold Goodwin
- Stanley Rose
- Geoffrey Denton
- Nicholas Phipps - Minister
- Neil Wilson
- Geoffrey Sumner - Major
- Marianne Stone
- Olwen Brookes
- Charles Cullum
- Peter Butterworth - Rating
- Director(s):
- Ralph Thomas
- Writer(s):
- Nicholas Phipps
- Producer(s):
- Betty E. Box
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