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Rakkaus ja viha

Original title: Beloved Enemy
  • 19361936
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
346
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Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
DramaRomanceWar
In 1921, Irish rebels launch an uprising with the aim of creating an Irish republic, independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. One of the rebellion's leaders and a beau... Read allIn 1921, Irish rebels launch an uprising with the aim of creating an Irish republic, independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. One of the rebellion's leaders and a beautiful aristocratic Englishwoman meet and - despite the enormous class, cultural, political... Read allIn 1921, Irish rebels launch an uprising with the aim of creating an Irish republic, independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. One of the rebellion's leaders and a beautiful aristocratic Englishwoman meet and - despite the enormous class, cultural, political and social differences between them - fall in love.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
346
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  • Director
    • H.C. Potter
  • Writers
    • John L. Balderston(screen play)
    • Rose Franken(screen play)
    • William Brown Meloney(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Merle Oberon
    • Brian Aherne
    • Karen Morley
  • Director
    • H.C. Potter
  • Writers
    • John L. Balderston(screen play)
    • Rose Franken(screen play)
    • William Brown Meloney(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Merle Oberon
    • Brian Aherne
    • Karen Morley
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    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    David Niven and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    David Niven, Brian Aherne, and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    David Niven in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    David Niven, Brian Aherne, and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    David Niven, Brian Aherne, Jerome Cowan, Donald Crisp, Karen Morley, Merle Oberon, and Henry Stephenson in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)
    Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon in Rakkaus ja viha (1936)

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    Merle Oberon
    Merle Oberon
    • Helen Drummond
    Brian Aherne
    Brian Aherne
    • Dennis Riordan
    Karen Morley
    Karen Morley
    • Cathleen O'Brien
    Henry Stephenson
    Henry Stephenson
    • Lord Athleigh
    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Gerald Preston
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • O'Rourke
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Burke
    Ronald Sinclair
    Ronald Sinclair
    • Jerry
    • (as Ra Hould)
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Ryan
    P.J. Kelly
    • Rooney
    • (as P. J. Kelly)
    Leo McCabe
    • Connor
    Pat O'Malley
    Pat O'Malley
    • Patrick Callahan
    Jack Mulhall
    Jack Mulhall
    • Casey
    Claude King
    Claude King
    • Colonel Loder
    Wyndham Standing
    Wyndham Standing
    • Thornton
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Perrins
    Lionel Pape
    Lionel Pape
    • Crump
    John Burton
    • Hall
    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • John L. Balderston(screen play)
      • Rose Franken(screen play)
      • William Brown Meloney(screen play)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Retired film star Eve Southern loaned Samuel Goldwyn a rare Rolls Royce for this film.
    • Goofs
      Despite the fact that the film takes place in the 1916-1922 era, all of Merle Oberon's clothing and hairstyles are strictly in the contemporary 1936 fashion.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: DUBLIN, 1921

      A time of Ireland's bitter struggle for freedom from English rule. . . . .

      A time of night raids and ambushes, of guerilla warfare against Britisah military occupation. . . . .

      A time of horror and heroism, with men of both sides dying bravely for what they believed was right.

      This story is not taken from the pages of history. Rather, it is legend inspired by fact and all characters are fictional.
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      The Sixpence
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    9/10
    Beloved Enemy-Woe to Wonderful Foe ***1/2
    Film loosely based on Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. They added romance to this 1936 picture, and even though it has been fictionalized, it's still a very good picture.

    The chemistry between revolutionary Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon, the daughter of a British diplomat is just fine here. They meet by chance when Oberon accompanies her diplomatic father to Ireland for him to see what is going on.

    There are some fine supporting performances here, especially by Henry Stephenson, as the diplomat, David Niven as an attaché and another gem role for Donald Crisp, as a militant revolutionary.

    This love story brings out the futility of war and the famous line in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," in that every revolution breeds fanatics. How true.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1937 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beloved Enemy
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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