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Disputed Passage (1939)

Disputed Passage poster
Directed by
Frank Borzage
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A medical student travels to China during the war where he works alongside other doctors. He falls in love with a woman but their relationship is complicated by cultural conflicts and the dangers around them.

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What happens

Disputed Passage is a 1939 American drama war film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard, Judith Barrett and William Collier Sr. Set in war-torn China, the film was described by The New York Times as a "lavish soap opera". The film was based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas and was produced by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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