Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueSarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza, an old friend in the Hungarian Army an... Tout lireSarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza, an old friend in the Hungarian Army and invites him to come to his house and visit him and his new wife. Tensions between the Se... Tout lireSarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza, an old friend in the Hungarian Army and invites him to come to his house and visit him and his new wife. Tensions between the Serbs and the Hungarians in the Austro-Hungarian Empire reach their boiling point when a Ser... Tout lire
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 2 victoires au total
- Counselor Velasch
- (non crédité)
- Assassin
- (non crédité)
- Peter
- (non crédité)
- Mitry - a Deserter
- (non crédité)
- Jankovitch
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- Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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- Serbian Peasant
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- Stepan - Dushan's Servant
- (non crédité)
- Duchess Sophie
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- Greg - a Deserter
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After the Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated, in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, Dushan (Huston), the Serbian mayor a town, there to see the parade, sees Geza (Asther). He is a friend in the Hungarian army. Dushan wastes no time inviting him to his home. There, Geza meets Dushan's beautiful young wife (Francis).
Okay - Huston in peasant garb vs. Asther in uniform. Now, what do we think happens?
Today I think Huston's performance would be considered a bit over the top, though back then it was perfectly fine. He was a wonderful actor. Asther does a good job and is very handsome. Francis has very little to do except look longingly at Asther. Anyone would. There is a sympathetic portrayal of a soldier by Phillips Holmes.
Definite precode ending.
The movie was a little bit overhysterical and loud for me.
The film begins on a very strong note, as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife is recreated in a very realistic and graphic manner. This event led to the outbreak of WWI and the rest of the film is about the Serbians during this time. Mayor Dushon Radovic (Walter Huston) is a loyal servant of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire...but he also is worried about the mistreatment of his people by the hated Hungarians. So he tries to balance his duty with his patriotism. At the same time, his wife Irina (Kay Francis) has decided to take a much more active role in defending her Serbia by hiding wanted Serbs. At the same time, Captain Geza is trying to find these wanted men AND he's become captivated with the Mayor's wife.
The scenes between Geza and Irina should have been smoldering but instead were just dull...the root of the problem in the film. It should have looked more like a romance than it was...but instead just limped along to the ultimate finale.
While the sets, costumes and cinematography are all fine, the story is trite and boring. The ethnic clashes at the heart of WW1 are a worthy subject for film, but not when it simply serves as the garnish on a tepid love triangle plot. Huston is barely adequate, seeming too manic at times but not chewing the scenery in an entertaining way, either. Asther's accent is so thick as to make many of his lines unintelligible, while Francis is merely called on to look dewy-eyed. I was struck by the appearance of actor Lucien Prival, who looks like a cross between Erich von Stroheim and Pee-Wee Herman.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesDebut of actress Ellen Corby.
- Citations
Capt. Geza Petery: I want to be alone with you.
Irina Radovic: You didn't have to say it, Geza. I heard you.
- Bandes originalesTwo Lips Like Cherries
Music by William Axt
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Played on piano and sung by Kay Francis, but probably dubbed
Reprised by a chorus and also at a party
Played as background music often
Meilleurs choix
Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Storm at Daybreak
- Lieux de tournage
- Société de production
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- Durée1 heure 18 minutes
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1