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This Above All is a 1942 American romance film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine as a couple from different social classes who fall in love in wartime England. The supporting cast features Thomas Mitchell , Nigel Bruce , and Gladys Cooper .
A 1942 drama film about a rebellious aristocrat who joins the WAAFs and falls in love with a deserter. The title is a quote from Shakespeare's Henry V, meaning \"above all else\".
- (1.4K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Anatole Litvak
- 1942-05-12
Synopsis. Spending leave together on the South Coast during the Battle of Britain and the beginning of the blitz, Clive and Prudence have an affair. Having survived Dunkirk, but having a crisis of conscience over what the war is being fought for and disgusted at the incompetence of the ruling elite, Clive decides not to return to the Army and ...
- Eric Knight
- 1941
May 2, 2023 · Aristocratic Prudence Cathaway shocks her family by enlisting in the WAFs. After she enlists, a fellow WAF sets her up on a blind date with handsome but mood...
- 106 min
- 162.2K
- DK Classics III
A war drama romance film based on a novel by Eric Mowbray Knight. It stars Tyrone Power as a soldier who falls in love with a woman who joins the Women's Army Auxiliary Force (WAAFs) during World War II.
- Anatole Litvak, Aaron Rosenberg
- Tyrone Power
A wealthy young woman (Joan Fontaine) falls in love with a soldier (Tyrone Power) who went AWOL after Dunkirk. The film explores the themes of class, patriotism and sacrifice in wartime England.
- War
Prudence Cathaway, an upper-class WAF recruit, falls in love with Clive Briggs, a deserter who hates the aristocracy. She tries to convince him to rejoin the war effort and fight for his country.