Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- sentimental
- earnest
- melodramatic
- classic romance night
- war film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film technically polished and intermittently effective as a war adventure, but contrived, overripe, and unconvincing as a romantic melodrama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Margaret begins a relationship with David while withholding that she is married to Paul, who later becomes central to David's mission.
David and Margaret's relationship develops during air raids and is tested when David is shot down behind enemy lines.
The film combines a 1943 setting, John Barry's lush score, romantic excess, and large-scale aviation sequences.
David's assignment to ferry a British agent into France brings him into direct conflict with the hidden identity of his lover's husband.
Films like Hanover Street, and why
Casablanca
wartime forbidden romance shaped by duty, secrecy, and melodramatic emotional conflict
The English Patient
period romance set against military danger, divided loyalties, and tragic wartime choices
Pearl Harbor
glossy wartime melodrama combining aviation spectacle with an adulterous love triangle
A Farewell to Arms
romantic melodrama in which personal desire collides with wartime duty and espionage
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Release Date
- 1979-05-18
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (114)
Cast
- Harrison Ford
- Lesley-Anne Down
- Christopher Plummer
- Alec McCowen
- Max Wall
- Patsy Kensit
- Shane Rimmer
- Sherrie Hewson
- William Hootkins
- John Ratzenberger
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hanover Street about?
- A wartime American pilot and a married British nurse find their secret romance imperiled when his dangerous mission places her undercover husband in his care.
- What is Hanover Street like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hanover Street as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hanover Street violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hanover Street as mild.
- What did critics think of Hanover Street?
- Critics broadly found the film technically polished and intermittently effective as a war adventure, but contrived, overripe, and unconvincing as a romantic melodrama.
- Which films are like Hanover Street?
- Films with a similar feel include Casablanca, The English Patient, Pearl Harbor, and A Farewell to Arms.
- How long is Hanover Street?
- Hanover Street runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hanover Street?
- In United States, Hanover Street streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
