The Adventures of Tartu (1940) | Robert Donat | Full Movie

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Captain Terence Stevenson with the British Army is part of the bomb disposal unit in London, his primary job to defuse them. Despite having no experience as a spy, he is asked by his superiors, because of his academic background as a chemical engineer and being fluent in Romanian and German, to lead a spy mission deep in Nazi occupied territory.

Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Writers: John Lee Mahin (screenplay), Howard Emmett Rogers (screenplay), John C. Higgins (original story)
Stars: Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla

Taglines
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL! A DANGEROUS MISSION! (original poster-all caps)

Trivia
The poem that Robert Donat and the others quote is from English poet William Wordsworth: "I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils".

Goofs
The SS uniforms have the collar tabs reversed - the SS rune should be on the right and the rank insignia on the left.

Quotes
Capt. Terence Stevenson: Well - take care of yourself - I'll turn up again before you know where you are!

Alternate versions
American version completely re-edited with some voiceover and numerous scene changes. Notable was the elimination of the scene where Robert Donat visits his mother (played by Mabel Terry-Lewis) right after he receives his assignment. As it was her only scene, she did not appear in the American version.

Connections
Referenced in Star Wars (1977)