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The Foreigner (1931)

The Foreigner poster
Original title
L'étrangère
Directed by
Gaston Ravel
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French adaptation of a play by Alexandre Dumas fils. A foreign woman becomes involved in conflicts with a Parisian family. The story was filmed in Paris and also made into German and Italian versions.

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What happens

The Foreigner (French: L'étrangère) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Gaston Ravel and starring Fernand Fabre, Elvire Popesco and Henri Debain. It is based on the 1876 play of the same title by Alexandre Dumas fils. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lazare Meerson, Jacques Colombier and Tony Lekain. Separate German (The Stranger) and Italian-language versions were also produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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