Hanover Street (1979)

Set in England during WWII, an American bomber pilot (Harrison Ford) and a British nurse (Lesley Anne Down) meet during an air raid and fall instantly in love. There is a problem however. She is married and as fate would have it, the bomber and the husband (Christopher Plummer) meet on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Written and directed by Peter Hyams (CAPRICORN ONE). What should have been a  nostalgic wartime romance along the lines of a WATERLOO BRIDGE, A FAREWELL TO ARMS or CASABLANCA is bungled here. Ford and Down (who both disliked the film) have no chemistry and are defeated by the simplest of dialogue. When Ford says "I love you" to Down, you don't believe it but when Plummer says "I love you" to Down, you believe it. The whole movie feels contrived. The best thing about the film is the lovely score by John Barry which gives the movie the emotion neither the script or the actors can bring to the fore. With Alec McCowen, Michael Sacks, Patsy Kensit, Suzanne Bertish, Shane Rimmer and in the film's worst performance, Richard Masur as the bomber's navigator.