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The Battle (1933)

The Battle poster
Directed by
Nicolas Farkas, Victor Tourjansky
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French naval officer is caught in a conflict of loyalty and duty during a battle at sea. The story follows his personal stakes and the cost of war.

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What happens

The Battle (also known as Thunder in the East) is a 1934 Franco–British co-production English language drama film directed by Nicolas Farkas, and starring Charles Boyer, Merle Oberon and John Loder. It was adapted from a 1909 French novel by Claude Farrère entitled La bataille. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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