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China Gate (1957)

China Gate poster
Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Genre
war film, action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French Foreign Legion sergeant is assigned to lead a mission deep into enemy territory during the First Indochina War. He must work alongside the Eurasian wife he had previously abandoned, forcing them to confront their troubled past while facing danger together.

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What happens

China Gate is a 1957 American CinemaScope war film written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller and released through 20th Century Fox. The film is set during the First Indochina War (1946–1954), and depicts the relationship between a sergeant of the French Foreign Legion and the Eurasian wife whom he had abandoned. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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