The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

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

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instanceOf film
academyAwardCategoryNominated Best Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED
Best Assistant Director
Best Director
Best Film Editing
Best Picture NERFINISHED
Best Sound Recording
academyAwardCategoryWon Best Assistant Director NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceWork Francis Yeats-Brown NERFINISHED
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Assistant Director NERFINISHED
basedOn The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1930 book) NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Charles Lang NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Henry Hathaway NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Ellsworth Hoagland NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmFormat 35 mm
genre adventure
war film
hasIMDbId tt0026529
musicBy Hugo Friedhofer NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus three British cavalry officers
notableFor blend of action and camaraderie
depiction of British imperialism
portrayal of colonial frontier warfare
originalLanguage English
oscarNominations 7
producer Louis D. Lighton NERFINISHED
productionCompany Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 1935-01-11
releaseYear 1935
runningTime 109 minutes
screenwriter Achmed Abdullah NERFINISHED
Grover Jones NERFINISHED
John L. Balderston NERFINISHED
Waldemar Young NERFINISHED
setting British India NERFINISHED
Northwest Frontier NERFINISHED
starring Akim Tamiroff NERFINISHED
C. Aubrey Smith NERFINISHED
Franchot Tone NERFINISHED
Gary Cooper NERFINISHED
Guy Standing NERFINISHED
Kathleen Burke NERFINISHED
Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED

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