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Saratoga Trunk (1945)

Saratoga Trunk poster
Directed by
Sam Wood
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Texas gambler and a Creole woman from a scandalous background fall in love. They both want revenge for their families' lost social standing. The story moves between New Orleans and a resort town.

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What happens

Saratoga Trunk is a 1945 American historical romance film, directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Flora Robson. Written by Casey Robinson, based on the 1941 novel Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber, the film is set in New Orleans and the upstate New York resort of Saratoga Springs. It follows the relationship of two characters with no social position because their parents suffered injustice. They seek to settle scores while romantically involved with one another. He is a Texas gambler. She is the daughter of an affair between a Creole aristocrat and his mistress. The title of the film has a dual meaning, referring to both a railroad line and model of luggage favored by elegant travelers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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