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The General Died at Dawn (1936)

The General Died at Dawn poster
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Genre
adventure film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In war-torn China, a mercenary tries to stop arms from reaching a cruel warlord. He falls in love with a mysterious woman along the way.

fast-pacedromanticadventuroustenseclassic hollywoodsuspensefuldramaticexotic

What happens

The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American drama film that tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. The movie was written by Charles G. Booth and Clifford Odets and directed by Lewis Milestone. It stars Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, and Dudley Digges. Director Milestone has a cameo role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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