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Friends and Lovers (1931)

Friends and Lovers poster
Directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love triangle unfolds among British officers stationed in colonial India. A married woman and her husband carry on separate affairs with the same man, leading to conflict and sacrifice.

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What happens

Friends and Lovers is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier, Erich von Stroheim, and Hugh Herbert. The film recorded a loss of $260,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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