General Crack
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10.0The 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.
Released: 1929-12-1697 minDir: Alan CroslandAction, Drama, History, Romance, War
Cast
- John Barrymore as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian
- Philippe De Lacy as Christian, as a boy
- Lowell Sherman as Leopold II
- Marian Nixon as Archduchess Maria Luisa
- Armida as Fidelia
- Hobart Bosworth as Count Hensdorff
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1930
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Alan Crosland
- Cast member
- John Barrymore
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Tony Gaudio
- Narrative location
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1920s color films1920s historical drama films1920s melodrama films1929 American films1929 drama films1929 English-language films1929 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican historical drama filmsEnglish-language historical drama filmsFictional representations of Romani peopleFilms based on British novels