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The Fountain (1934)

The Fountain poster
Directed by
John Cromwell
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
9.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a proper family in the 1930s faces a choice between duty and love. She must decide between a stable suitor and a man who stirs her heart.

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What happens

The Fountain is a 1934 American romance film starring Ann Harding. It was directed by John Cromwell and distributed by RKO Pictures. It is based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Charles Morgan. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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