Les Trois Lanciers du Bengale

Original title: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935
Approved
1h 49m

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7.0/10

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Gary Cooper in Les Trois Lanciers du Bengale (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.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Paramount had planned to produce the film in 1931 and sent cinematographers Ernest B. Schoedsack and Rex Wimpy to India to film location shots such as a tiger hunt. However, much of the film stock deteriorated in boiling heat, so when the film was eventually made in 1934, much of the production took place in the hills surrounding Los Angeles.

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 sensô (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

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Featured review

7/10

Pretty good film of the British Raj

Pretty good film. Surprisingly complex characters and plot elements for such an old film. Good action sequences and direction. The only criticism I can think of that I had on viewing this movie isn't even really fair, that the cobra didn't look real. I guess their computer graphics lab wasn't quite up to snuff! If you like old films, this one is worth a look.