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Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Hervey Allen 's 1933 historical novel, Anthony Adverse.
The story follows the eponymous protagonist, Anthony Adverse, through several adventures around the world. This includes slave trading in Africa, his business dealings as a plantation owner in New Orleans, and his incarceration and eventual death in Mexico.
A film adaptation of Hervey Allen's novel about an orphan's journey across Europe and Africa in the 18th century. It won four Oscars, including Best Picture, and stars Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, and Claude Rains.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy, Michael Curtiz
- 1936-08-29
Anthony Adverse, historical novel by Hervey Allen, published in 1933. A long, rambling work set in Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the Napoleonic era, Anthony Adverse relates the many adventures of the eponymous hero.
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A classic Hollywood epic based on the novel by Hervey Allen. Follow the adventures of an orphan who returns to France to find his lost love.
- Mervyn Leroy, William Cannon, Art Lueker
- Fredric March
Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis (Claude Rains), Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather (Edmund Gwenn), and falls for the beautiful...
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- Romance
In 18th-century Italy, an orphan's debt to the man who raised him threatens to separate him forever from the woman he loves. In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man.
