The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935 film)

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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935 film) is an American adventure drama set in British colonial India, following three cavalry officers on the Northwest Frontier and noted for its rousing action and imperial themes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
academyAward Academy Award for Best Assistant Director
academyAwardNominations 7
authorOfSourceWork Francis Yeats-Brown
basedOn The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1930 book)
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Charles Lang
countryOfOrigin United States
director Henry Hathaway
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Ellsworth Hoagland
eraDepicted British Raj
linked to: British India
genre adventure
drama
war film
historicalContext British colonial rule in India
militaryUnitDepicted Bengal Lancers
musicBy Hugo Friedhofer
narrativeFocus three British cavalry officers
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording
notedFor imperial themes
rousing action sequences
originalLanguage English
oscarWinningCrewMember Clem Beauchamp
Paul Wing
producer Louis D. Lighton
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1935-01-11
releaseYear 1935
runningTime 109 minutes
screenwriter Achmed Abdullah
Grover Jones
John L. Balderston
Waldemar Young
setting British India
Northwest Frontier
starring Akim Tamiroff
C. Aubrey Smith
Franchot Tone
Gary Cooper
Guy Standing
Kathleen Burke
Richard Cromwell

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Waldemar Young notableWork The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935 film)
Raymond Hatton notableWork The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935 film)