Three Comrades (film)
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| Three Comrades | |
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Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | F. Scott Fitzgerald Edward E. Paramore Jr. Erich Maria Remarque (novel) |
| Starring | Robert Taylor Margaret Sullavan Franchot Tone Robert Young |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Frank Sullivan |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | June 2, 1938 |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Language | English |
Three Comrades 1938 is a drama film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz for MGM. The screenplay is by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Edward E. Paramore Jr., and was adapted from the novel Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque (also considered the loose basis for The Deer Hunter in 1978). It tells the story of the friendship of three young German soldiers following World War I.
The film stars Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, and Robert Young. Sullavan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
[edit] Cast
- Robert Taylor as Erich Lohkamp
- Margaret Sullavan as Patricia Hollmann
- Franchot Tone as Otto Koster
- Robert Young as Gottfried Lenz
- Guy Kibbee as Alfons
- Lionel Atwill as Franz Breuer
- Henry Hull as Dr. Heinrich Becker
- Charley Grapewin as Local Doctor
- Monty Woolley as Dr. Jaffe
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