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International Settlement (1938)

International Settlement poster
Directed by
Eugene Forde
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gun runner gets involved with a French singer in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War. The international settlement becomes a backdrop for their romance and the dangers around them.

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What happens

International Settlement is a 1938 American drama film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Dolores del Río, George Sanders and June Lang. It is set in the Shanghai International Settlement during the Sino-Japanese War. In the film, a gun runner falls in love with a beautiful French singer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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