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Forfaiture

Forfaiture

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 34m
Drama
5.9
IMDB Rating
158 votes

Denise Moret has gone to join her husband in Mongolia, where he works as a civil engineer. One evening, she loses a lot at gambling and borrows money from Prince Hu-Long, who immediately makes advances toward her, but she rejects ...

Director
Marcel L'Herbier
Writers
Hector Turnbull, Jacques Natanson, Jacques Companéez
Stars
Victor Francen, Sessue Hayakawa, Louis Jouvet
Release Date
November 24, 1937
Language
French
Country
France
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Victor Francen
Victor Francen
as Pierre Moret
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
as Prince Hu-Long
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
as Valfar
Lise Delamare
Lise Delamare
as Denise Moret
Lucas Gridoux
Lucas Gridoux
as Tang-Si
Ève Francis
Ève Francis
as Mrs. Curtis
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Lucien Nat
as Maître Ribeyre
Pierre Magnier
Pierre Magnier
as Le Président de la société
Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard
as Félicien
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Marcel Duhamel
as Casaux

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production
Société du Cinéma du Panthéon

🏷️ Keywords

reference to cecil b. demilleforeign language remakeslaveryinner mongoliacolonialism

🎯 Categories

FrenchDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A remake of "the cheat"
by dbdumonteil2002-03-02

"French remakes of American movies are very rare,whereas the other way about is frequent.Wait for the remake of "Amelie"!Here we deal with the remake of Cecil B.De Mille's "the cheat"(1915) a silent movie which is hard to see now.I haven't seen the original,but the remake is generally looked upon as a failure by French critics. Sessue Hayakawa,22 years later,takes on the part he played in the first version,and he does not look very old,which is quite stunning.The rest of the cast features such French luminaries as Louis Jouvet and Victor Francen,and the plot,very..."

💡 Did You Know?

It was the original De Mille film version of this story, in 1915, which inspired L'Herbier to become interested in making films.

📖 Synopsis

Denise Moret has gone to join her husband in Mongolia, where he works as a civil engineer. One evening, she loses a lot at gambling and borrows money from Prince Hu-Long, who immediately makes advances toward her, but she rejects ...