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The Orderly (1933)

The Orderly poster
Original title
L'Ordonnance
Directed by
Victor Tourjansky
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A military orderly falls in love with his commanding officer's wife. Their forbidden affair leads to conflict and heartbreak.

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What happens

The Orderly (French: L'ordonnance) is a 1933 French drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky and starring Marcelle Chantal, Jean Worms and Fernandel. It is based on Guy de Maupassant's story L'ordonnance. Tourjanski had already filmed the same story in 1921. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was voted amongst the most popular films of the year by readers of Pour Vous magazine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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