Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).
Nina
Sascha
Peter Pyke
Ferdinand
Heidi
Dumka
Tania
Otto
Jacobus
Marcel
Miss Haddock
Announcer
Raphael
Pyke
Bellboy (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Maître d (uncredited)
Writer
Novel
Producer
Novel
Director
Art Direction
Costume Design
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Editor
Makeup Artist
Music Director
Production Manager
Sound Supervisor