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Victory (1996)

Victory poster
Directed by
Mark Peploe
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man living in isolation on a remote island gets drawn into a dangerous situation when he tries to protect a woman from a group of ruthless criminals. Their growing relationship puts them both at risk.

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What happens

Victory is a 1996 French-German drama suspense film written and directed by Mark Peploe and starring Willem Dafoe, Irène Jacob, Sam Neill and Rufus Sewell. It is based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Joseph Conrad. The novel had been adapted into film on multiple previous occasions, including a 1919 silent version directed by Maurice Tourneur and featuring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney Sr., and Wallace Beery; the 1930 William Wellman directed Dangerous Paradise starring Nancy Carroll, Richard Arlen and Warner Oland; and the 1940 version featuring Fredric March, Betty Field, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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