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Bengalin sankarit

Original title: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
  • 19351935
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 49m
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Gary Cooper in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against the enemy - and themselves.
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Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against the enemy - and themselves.Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against the enemy - and themselves.Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against the enemy - and themselves.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,503
4,094
  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • Waldemar Young(screen play)
    • John L. Balderston(screen play)
    • Achmed Abdullah(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Gary Cooper
    • Franchot Tone
    • Richard Cromwell
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  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • Waldemar Young(screen play)
    • John L. Balderston(screen play)
    • Achmed Abdullah(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Gary Cooper
    • Franchot Tone
    • Richard Cromwell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 38User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Gary Cooper in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper and Kathleen Burke in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Richard Cromwell in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Kathleen Burke and Richard Cromwell in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper, Richard Cromwell, and Franchot Tone in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Kathleen Burke in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper, Richard Cromwell, and Franchot Tone in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper, Kathleen Burke, Richard Cromwell, and Franchot Tone in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper, Richard Cromwell, and Franchot Tone in Bengalin sankarit (1935)
    Gary Cooper, Richard Cromwell, and Franchot Tone in Bengalin sankarit (1935)

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    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Lt. Alan McGregor
    Franchot Tone
    Franchot Tone
    • Lt. John Forsythe
    Richard Cromwell
    Richard Cromwell
    • Lt. Donald Stone
    Guy Standing
    Guy Standing
    • Col. Stone
    • (as Sir Guy Standing)
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Maj. Hamilton
    Kathleen Burke
    Kathleen Burke
    • Tania Volkanskaya
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Mohammed Khan
    • (as Douglas Dumbrille)
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Hamzulla Khan
    Colin Tapley
    Colin Tapley
    • Lt. Barrett
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Emir
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Grand Vizier
    Noble Johnson
    Noble Johnson
    • Ram Singh
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • Maj. Gen. Sir Thomas Woodley
    Jameson Thomas
    Jameson Thomas
    • Hendrickson
    F.A. Armenta
    • Indian Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Captured Afridi
    • (uncredited)
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Indian Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Bucko
      • Director
        • Henry Hathaway
      • Writers
        • Waldemar Young(screen play)
        • John L. Balderston(screen play)
        • Achmed Abdullah(screen play)
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      • Trivia
        One of Adolf Hitler's favorite films. He watched it at least three times. Hitler, an Anglophile, never wanted war with the British Empire. The UK and France rejected a joint German-Soviet peace proposal on 28 September 1939. Hitler personally offered to end the war with France and the British Empire on 6 October 1939, following the German-Soviet conquest of Poland. Winston Churchill nearly accepted Hitler's peace offers on 26 May 1940. On 19 July 1940, after the Fall of France, and again in May 1941 before the beginning of the invasion of the Soviet Union, he repeatedly offered to end the war in the West, stating he had no interest in destroying the British Empire. He only authorized the London Blitz in September 1940 after the RAF had already bombed German cities for four months. According to Lord Halifax, Hitler advised shooting Gandhi and several other members of the Indian Congress until law and order was restored.
      • Goofs
        McGregor lifts and moves the Vickers machine gun with no apparent effort. However, the gun with the tripod could weigh between 29 and 36 kg (65-80 lb) so it is unlikely that it would be moved as easily as it is in the film. The Vickers was a water-cooled machine gun. The ones seen in the film lack the water condenser can which was usually attached to the barrel.
      • Quotes

        Mohammed Khan: We have ways to make men talk.

      • Connections
        Edited into Ahen senso (1943)
      • Soundtracks
        Mother Machree
        (1910) (uncredited)

        Music by Chauncey Olcott and Ernest Ball

        Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young

        Sung a cappella twice by Franchot Tone with modified lyrics

        Played on a pungi by Franchot Tone several times

      User reviews38

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      7/10
      Exotic British Colinial India in the tradition of "Gunga Din"...
      THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER can take its place among the best of the Hollywood version of Colonial India during the 1800s where the danger and excitement is derived from tales similar to the more famous GUNGA DIN, where the British Army has its share of conflict with the Indians who think their country is being occupied.

      And like GUNGA DIN, it revolves around a threesome of male buddies played by GARY COOPER, FRANCHOT TONE and RICHARD CROMWELL. Cooper is the strongest of the leads, a Lt. McGregor who has been sent to welcome two new soldiers to the military post. One of them (Cromwell) is the naively inexperienced son of the post's commander and prone to go astray without guidance from Cooper and Tone. The relationships are not without friction (usually with humorous episodes thrown in), and, of course, there's the requisite loyalty, courage and danger involved in all of their undertakings.

      Much of it feels similar to other stories of courage beyond endurance and scenes of torture where the captive soldiers exhibit the bravery instilled in them by the military. GARY COOPER is at his most Gary Cooper-like persona (stoic and brave) in the role of the heroic McGregor and FRANCHOT TONE does extremely well as his humorous buddy. RICHARD CROMWELL tends to overact in melodramatic '30s style, the only weakness in the cast.

      Good support from a cast including DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE, J. CARROL NAISH, NOBLE JOHNSON and AKIM TAMIROFF.

      Fans of GUNGA DIN should love this one.
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      • Dec 8, 2006

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      • Release date
        • February 24, 1935 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Bengalens hjältar
      • Filming locations
        • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Paramount Pictures
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $2,180,000
      • Gross worldwide
        • $3,270,000
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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