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Appointment with Venus (Original title)Island Rescue (Alternative title)
Dates: 1951 (Copyright), 29 October 1951 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Ralph Thomas

Synopsis: Drama. During the Second World War, the British govenment sends a group of soldiers and islanders to rescue Venus, a valued pedigree cow, from Armorel, a Channel Island, under German occupation.

Genre:
War

Subjects:
World War II, Channel Islands, Occupation of territories, Cows
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Length: 8069 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Motion Picture Herald v187 n13 28 Jun 1952  Page: 1426
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v187 n13 28 Jun 1952: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n214 November 1951  Page: 360
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n214 November 1951: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v77 n6353 8 Oct 1951  Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - v77 n6353 8 Oct 1951: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 24 Oct 1951
Title: [Variety - 24 Oct 1951: no known title]Language: English