Insult (film)

This article is about the 1932 film. For 2017 film, see The Insult (film). For other uses, see insult (disambiguation).

Insult
Directed by	Harry Lachman
Written by	Jean Fabricus (play) Basil Mason
Produced by	S.E. Fitzgibbon
Starring	Elizabeth Allan John Gielgud Hugh Williams
Cinematography	Rudolph Maté
Edited by	David Lean
Production company	Paramount British Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	July 1932 (1932-07)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Insult is a 1932 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Elizabeth Allan, John Gielgud and Hugh Williams. ^[1] It is an adaptation of a play by Jean Fabricus. It is a melodrama set in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. The film was the first feature film for which David Lean received a screen credit, as editor. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Elizabeth Allan as Pola Dubois
• John Gielgud as Henri Dubois
• Hugh Williams as Captain Ramon Nadir
• Sam Livesey as Major Dubois
• Sydney Fairbrother as Arabella
• Abraham Sofaer as Ali Ben Achmed
• Edgar Norfolk as Captain Jean Conte
• Hal Gordon as Sergeant
• Dinah Gilly as Singer

Reception

The film has been described as "a turgid thriller set in North Africa". ^[2]

References

1. BFI.org
2. Phillips, Gene D. (24 November 2006). Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   978-0-8131-3820-6.
3. Silverman, Stephen M. (15 January 2019). David Lean. New Word City. ISBN   978-1-64019-353-6.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Insult at IMDb