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Storm over Asia (1938 film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Richard Oswald
| producer = Frederic Brunn
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| studio = Rio Films
| distributor = Les Films Sefert
| released = 21 April 1938
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
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'Storm over Asia' (French: 'Tempte sur l'Asie') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Sessue Hayakawa and Madeleine Robinson.
Production
Oswald had left Austria as it became an increasingly hostile working environment in the years leading up to Anchluss. It was his last film in Europe, before he moved to the United States and made three films in Hollywood. Conrad Veidt was similarly an exile from Germany, and had settled in Britain.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Claude Bouxin and Raymond Gabutti.
Synopsis
An adventurer gets into a series of scrapes when he tries to secure control of oil deposits in Mongolia.
Reception
Reviewing the film 'Variety' wrote that it was "a moderately good adventure drama" and predicted it would enjoy commercial success in France due to the popularity of Conrad Veidt. Going on to observe "It's almost a one-man film and Veidt makes all there is to be made out of a story that sometimes is fantastic enough to seem ludicrous".Soister p.281
Cast
* Conrad Veidt as Erich Keith
* Sessue Hayakawa as Le prince Ling
* Madeleine Robinson as Suzanne
* Lucas Gridoux as Jack Murphy
* Serge Grave as Jimmy
* Paul Azas as Jonny le pianiste
* Robert Le Vigan as Sir Richard
* Raymond Aimos as Pierre, le pickpocket
* Alexandre Mihalesco as Le fou
* Habib Benglia as Washington-Napolon Brown
* Michiko Tanaka as Le princesse Sh
* Roger Duchesne as Le Docteur Leclerc
References
Bibliography
* John T. Soister. 'Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography'. McFarland, 2002.
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