A Romance in Flanders (1937)
- Directed by
- Maurice Elvey
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A wounded soldier falls in love with a nurse during World War I. After he disappears, she waits for him on a small island off the coast of France.
romanticsentimentalwar-tornyearningdramaticnostalgicbittersweet
What happens
A Romance in Flanders (also known as Lost on the Western Front and Widow's Island) is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It was written by Harold Simpson based on the novel Widow's Island by Mario Fort and Rolf E. Vanloo. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith by the independent Franco-London Films. A French film of the story, L'île des veuves (1937), was also produced, with Chantal appearing in both versions. Both films were produced by Friedrich Deutschmeister. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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