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General Crack (1929)
Director: Alan Crosland
Cast: John Barrymore, Philippe De Lacy, Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon
Runtime97 min
RatingNR
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The film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly known as General Crack. His father had been a respectable member of the nobility but his mother was a gypsy. General Crack, as a soldier of fortune, spent his adult life selling his services to the highest bidder. He espouses the doubtful cause of Leopold II of Austria after demanding the sister of the emperor in marriage as well as half of gold of the Empire. Before he has finished his work, however, he meets a gypsy dancer and weds her. Complications arise when he takes his gypsy wife to the Austrian court and falls desperately in love with the emperor's sister.
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Fans of classic historical dramas and romantic epics will enjoy the sweeping scale and compelling performances in this 1929 film from director Alan Crosland. The blending of action, drama, and romance around the charismatic lead character played by John Barrymore creates an immersive and visually striking tale set against the backdrop of 18th century Austria.
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General Crack is a 1929 American pre-Code sound all-talking historical costume melodrama with Technicolor sequences which was directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was filmed and premiered in 1929, and released early in 1930. It stars John Barrymore in his first full-length talking feature. The film would prove to be Crosland and Barrymore's last historical epic together. It was based on the 1928 novel General Crack by the British writer Marjorie Bowen, published under the name George Preedy, one of her several pen names. The final court sequence was originally in Technicolor and proved to be Barrymore's last appearance in color.
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