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The Great Game
Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.
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Plot Summary
The film dramatizes the First Anglo-Afghan War, focusing on the complex political intrigue and military campaigns between the British Empire and Afghanistan in the early 19th century. It depicts the ambitions of leaders on both sides and the disastrous consequences of the British incursion.
Critical Reception
As a film from 1934, contemporary critical reception is not widely documented in modern databases. However, historical dramas of this era often aimed for educational value and dramatic storytelling, though sometimes with less nuanced portrayals of foreign cultures than would be expected today.
What Reviewers Say
Not widely available for this historical film.
Likely focused on its historical subject matter.
Depicts historical events with dramatic license.
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Awards & Accolades
None notable.
Fun Fact
This film is based on the novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, which itself explored the geopolitical tensions between the British Empire and Russia in Central Asia, often referred to as 'The Great Game'.
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