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The West (1938)

The West poster
Original title
L'Occident
Directed by
Henri Fescourt
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French drama from 1938. It tells the story of people in North Africa facing personal conflicts and hardships. The director remade his own silent version of the same story.

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What happens

The West (French: L'occident) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Charles Vanel, José Noguéro and Hélène Robert. It is a remake of the director's own 1928 silent film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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