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The House on the Dune (1934)

The House on the Dune poster
Original title
La Maison dans la dune
Directed by
Pierre Billon
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A smuggler operates along the desolate coast of northern France. His life becomes complicated when his wife and a young woman both get involved.

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What happens

The House on the Dune (French: La maison dans la dune) is a 1934 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Madeleine Ozeray and Thomy Bourdelle. It is based on the 1932 novel The House on the Dune by Maxence Van Der Meersch. In 1952 the film was remade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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