Port Arthur

Port Arthur

1936 · 83 min · ★ 8.5 · 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

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