Anthony Adverse (1936)

Directed by

Michael Curtiz, Mervyn LeRoy

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphan raised by his secret grandfather believes his true love abandoned him, but a lost note sets off a chain of tragic events. The story follows his journey through the Napoleonic era as he uncovers the secrets of his past.

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What happens

Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Hervey Allen's 1933 historical novel, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent as an infant, Anthony comes of age in the tumultuous turn of the 18th to the 19th century, the age of Napoleon. The audience is privy to many truths in Anthony's life, including the tragic story of his origins and the fact that the wealthy merchant who adopts him is his grandfather. Most important of all, Anthony believes that his beloved Angela abandoned him without a word, when in fact she left a note telling him that the theatrical troupe was going to Rome. The gust of wind that blows the note away is one of many fateful and fatal events in Anthony's story. The film received four Academy Awards, including the inaugural Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, given to Gale Sondergaard for her performance as the villainous Faith Paleologus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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