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.
The Adventures of Tartu (1943) is a romance and war film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, released on October 1, 1943 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla and Glynis Johns. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 18 ratings.
Robert Donat
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
Valerie Hobson
as Maruschuka Lanova
Walter Rilla
as Inspector Otto Vogel
Glynis Johns
as Paula Palacek
Phyllis Morris
as Anna Palacek
Martin Miller
as Doctor Novotny
Anthony Eustrel
as German MP Officar
Percy Walsh
as Dr. Willendorf
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, written by John Lee Mahin and Howard Emmett Rogers.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 18 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on June 26, 2022
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The Adventures of Tartu (1943) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Adventures of Tartu (1943) includes Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns and Phyllis Morris. The film was directed by Harold S. Bucquet. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Adventures of Tartu was released on October 1, 1943 and runs for 1h 31m.
The Adventures of Tartu (1943) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 18 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
