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The Battle
“HE COMMANDED HER TO LOVE ANOTHER MAN!”
4.2 / 10• 1934• 1h 23m•NR• English
WarDramaRomance
Storyline
In 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, a Japanese naval officer allows his wife to be seduced by a British naval attaché in order to gain access to a secret report he has written, unaware her marital unhappiness has made her vulnerable to falling in love with him. Adapted from a novel by Claude Farrère, and also filmed in a French-language version, LA BATAILLE., q.v.
Cast & Crew
Charles Boyer
Captain Yorisaka
Lead
Merle Oberon
Mitsuko Yorisaka
John Loder
Commander Fergan
Betty Stockfeld
Betty Hockley
Valéry Inkijinoff
Hirata Takamuri
Miles Mander
Felze
HF
Henri Fabert
The Admiral
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nicolas Farkas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Battle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
