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Amok

  • 19341934
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
109
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Amok (1934)
  • Drama
Dr. Holk leads a lonely life in a small dutch colony in the tropics. Fled from love and civilisation his only companions are alcohol and his work, which takes him to the villages ravaged by ... Read allDr. Holk leads a lonely life in a small dutch colony in the tropics. Fled from love and civilisation his only companions are alcohol and his work, which takes him to the villages ravaged by dirt, fever, fear and a strange illness turning innocent people into madmen: Amok. One day... Read allDr. Holk leads a lonely life in a small dutch colony in the tropics. Fled from love and civilisation his only companions are alcohol and his work, which takes him to the villages ravaged by dirt, fever, fear and a strange illness turning innocent people into madmen: Amok. One day he receives a visit by the young and beautiful Hèlène Haviland, who asks him to abort her... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
109
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  • Director
    • Fyodor Otsep
  • Writers
    • André Lang
    • H.R. Lenormand
    • Stefan Zweig(novel "Der Amokläufer")
  • Stars
    • Marcelle Chantal
    • Jean Yonnel
    • Valéry Inkijinoff
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  • Director
    • Fyodor Otsep
  • Writers
    • André Lang
    • H.R. Lenormand
    • Stefan Zweig(novel "Der Amokläufer")
  • Stars
    • Marcelle Chantal
    • Jean Yonnel
    • Valéry Inkijinoff
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Marcelle Chantal
    Marcelle Chantal
    • Hélène Haviland
    Jean Yonnel
    Jean Yonnel
    • Holk
    Valéry Inkijinoff
    Valéry Inkijinoff
    • Amok et Maté
    • (as V. Inkijinoff)
    Jean Servais
    Jean Servais
    • Jan
    Pierre Magnier
    Pierre Magnier
    • Le président
    Hubert Daix
    • Van der Tomb
    Madeleine Guitty
    Madeleine Guitty
    • La servante de cabaret
    Fréhel
    Fréhel
    • La chanteuse
    • (as Frehel)
    Claude Barghon
    • Lili Haviland
    • (as La petite Claude Barghon)
    Soura Hari
    • Balinese Dancer
    Toshi Komori
    • Dancer
    Jean Galland
    Jean Galland
    • Monsieur Haviland
    Josiane Lisbey
      Phili Lovray
        Teddy Michaud
          • Director
            • Fyodor Otsep
          • Writers
            • André Lang
            • H.R. Lenormand
            • Stefan Zweig(novel "Der Amokläufer")
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            Referenced in Spring on the Korean Peninsula (1941)

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          6/10
          Raving madness
          Based on a Stefan Zweig short story,the movie looks like an extravaganza,a delirious melodrama with an ending as romantic as it can be ."There won't be any autopsy" the doctor said.

          Marcelle Chantal was par excellence the heroine of the thirties melodramas (particularly Marcel L'Herbier) ,however her playing seems old-fashioned today ,at least to French eyes ;Jean Yonnel too lacks madness,passion and rage ("Amok" = tropical disease ,some kind of rabies ) The opening,in a studio jungle ,compares favorably with that of Wyler's "the letter" ;the fever in the natives' frenetic dance is masterfully directed ;but the scenes between the heroine and her lover ,or the doctor ,are not always convincing.In his follow-up ,"La Dame De Pique",Ozep had an actor ,Pierre Blanchar ,who ,in spite of what the French critics wrote,gave a truly feverish mad performance .

          In a small part ,Jean Servais appears in the ball scene ;Inkjinoff plays the chauffeur ,an almost silent part :he 's best remembered in Duvivier's 'La Tete D'Un Homme" .

          A remake -among many others- was made in 1993 by Joel Forges and ,in spite of Fanny Ardant as the unfaithful wife ,is looked by pretty much as a failure.
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          • Release date
            • October 18, 1946 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • France
          • Language
            • French
          • Also known as
            • La locura del trópico
          • Filming locations
            • Joinville, Haute-Marne, France
          • Production companies
            • Carlyle Productions
            • Pathé-Natan
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 7 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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