This Above All

"He's lost his belief in everything but love."

May 12 1942 Approved 1h 50m
Drama, Romance, War

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.

Plot

Aristocratic Prudence Cathaway shocks her family by enlisting in the WAFs. After enlisting, a fellow WAF sets her up on a blind date with handsome, but moody Clive Briggs. Prudence learns Clive is a deserter, but still loves him and senses he'll eventually prove himself a patriot.

Written by

Eric Knight, R.C. Sherriff

Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Cast

Tyrone Power, Joan Fontaine, Thomas Mitchell

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

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