The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady | |
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Directed by | George Nicholls, Jr. Edward Donahue (assistant) |
Screenplay by | Mortimer Offner Anthony Veiller Anne Morrison Chapin |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman Joseph Ermolieff (associate) |
Starring | Anton Walbrook Elizabeth Allan Margot Grahame Akim Tamiroff Fay Bainter Eric Blore |
Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
Edited by | Frederic Knudtson |
Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Soldier and the Lady is the 1937 American adventure film version of the oft-produced Jules Verne novel, Michel Strogoff. Produced by Pandro S. Berman, he hired as his associate producer, Joseph Ermolieff. Ermolieff had produced two earlier versions of the film, Michel Strogoff in France, and Der Kurier des Zaren in Germany, both released in 1936. Both the earlier films had starred the German actor Adolf Wohlbrück. Berman also imported Wohlbrück, changing his name to Anton Walbrook to have him star in the American version. Other stars of the film were Elizabeth Allan, Margot Grahame, Akim Tamiroff, Fay Bainter and Eric Blore. RKO Radio Pictures had purchased the rights to the French version of the movie, and used footage from that film in the American production. The film was released on April 9, 1937.
Plot
The Tsar sends courier Michael Strogoff to deliver vital information to Grand Duke Vladimir far away in Siberia. The Tartars, aided by renegade Ogareff, have risen up against the Russian Empire.
Cast
- Anton Walbrook as Michael Strogoff
- Elizabeth Allan as Nadia
- Akim Tamiroff as Ogareff
- Margot Grahame as Zangarra
- Fay Bainter as Strogoff's Mother
- Eric Blore as Blount
- Edward Brophy as Packer
- Paul Guilfoyle as Vasiley
- William Stack as Grand Duke
- Paul Harvey as Tsar
- Michael Visaroff as Innkeeper
References
- ^ "The Soldier and the Lady: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
External links
- 1937 films
- 1930s adventure films
- American films
- American adventure films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on French novels
- Films based on works by Jules Verne
- RKO Pictures films
- Films set in Russia
- Films set in the 19th century
- American remakes of German films
- American remakes of French films
- Films directed by George Nicholls Jr.
- Adventure film stubs