Christopher Strong (1933)

Directed by

Dorothy Arzner

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British aristocrat and a famous aviatrix begin a secret affair. Their romance tests their loyalties to family and social conventions.

romanticmelancholicclassicstylizeddramaticrestrainedbittersweet

What happens

Christopher Strong (also known as The Great Desire and The White Moth) is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film produced by RKO and directed by Dorothy Arzner. It is a tale of illicit love among the English aristocracy and stars Colin Clive and Katharine Hepburn (in her second screen role and first starring role). The screenplay by Zoë Akins is an adaptation of the 1932 British novel Christopher Strong by Gilbert Frankau. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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