Port Arthur

Original title: Port-Arthur

1936 · 1 h 23 · France, XC · French

Drama
War

French-language version of Port Arthur (1936), a German language film (q.v.) co-produced by German, French and Czechoslovakian film interests. About espionage, action and romance in the Russo-Japanese War, as the conflict threatens Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky and his Japanese wife Youki.

Directed by: Nicolas Farkas
Written by: Emeric Pressburger, Arnold Lipp, Nicolas Farkas, Henri Decoin
Based on: Pierre Frondaie

Cast

Danielle Darrieux
Youki Iwamoura Ranewsky
Anton Walbrook
(as Adolphe Walbrook) Lt. Boris Ranewsky
Jean-Max
Captain Iwamoura, Youki's brother
Charles Vanel
Commander Vassidloff
Jean Worms
Commander Novitzky
Foun-Sen
Youki's Servant
Jean Dax
Boris's Deck Officer
Jean Marconi
Liong, the merchant
René Fleur
Boris Ranewsky (voice)
Pierre Nay
Translator
Paul Escoffier
A Russian General
Ky Duyen

Keywords

espionage
combat
interracial marriage
russo-japanese war
romantic tragedy
suspicion of treason

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