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The Rains Came (1939)

The Rains Came poster
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Genre
drama film, disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of wealthy people in India face personal conflicts and a devastating monsoon flood. The story follows their struggles with love, duty, and survival during the disaster.

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What happens

The Rains Came is a 1939 20th Century Fox film based on an American novel by Louis Bromfield (published in June 1937 by Harper & Brothers). The film was directed by Clarence Brown and stars Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent, Brenda Joyce, Nigel Bruce, and Maria Ouspenskaya. A remake of the film was released in 1955 under the name The Rains of Ranchipur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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