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Arch of Triumph (1948 film)
by Lewis Milestone
Arch of Triumph is a 1948 US war romance film made by Enterprise Productions for MGM release. The film was directed by Lewis Milestone and adapted from the 1945 Erich Maria Remarque novel Arch of Triumph.The film stars Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer and Charles Laughton with Louis Calhern.Pre-World War II Paris is crowded with illegal refugees, trying to evade deportation. One of them is Dr. Ravic (Charles Boyer), who under a false name practices medicine illegally, helping other refugees. He saves Joan Madou (Ingrid Bergman) from committing suicide after the sudden death of her lover. They become involved, but he is deported and she becomes the mistress of a wealthy man, Alex (Stephen Bekassy). All this time Ravic seeks revenge against the Nazi officer Haake (Charles Laughton), with war eventually declared between France and Germany.
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Language: English
Year of production: 1948
Length: 120 minutes, 133 min (restored version)
Country: United States
Directors:
Lewis Milestone
Producers:
David Lewis
Actors:
Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton
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