Under Western Eyes (1936)

Original title

Sous les yeux d'occident

Directed by

Marc Allégret

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Russia gets caught up in a political assassination plot and the police investigation that follows. He struggles with guilt and betrayal as he tries to protect his own safety.

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What happens

Under Western Eyes (French: Razumov: Sous les yeux d'occident) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola and Michel Simon. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel Under Western Eyes. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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