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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935 · 109 min

A sweeping colonial adventure with stiff-upper-lip camaraderie, punctuated by tense interrogations and rousing cavalry charges.

Tagline
Set in the spectacle of mystic India with its glittering mosques, oirental palaces, weird music, bronzed nautch dancers
Overview
In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers led by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. Surly McGregor and wry, blue-blooded Forsythe are officers in charge of newcomer Lieutenant Stone, the commanding officer’s inexperienced son. Motivated by a grudge toward his father, Lt. Stone allows himself to be captured by the enemy.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • war
  • redemption
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Waldemar Young, Grover Jones, John L. Balderston, Achmed Abdullah
Starring
Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Guy Standing, C. Aubrey Smith, Kathleen Burke, Douglass Dumbrille, Monte Blue
Music
Heinz Roemheld, Milan Roder
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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