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The Fountain (1934 film)

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The Fountain
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Cromwell
Written bySamuel Hoffenstein
Jane Murfin
Based onThe Fountain
by Charles Morgan
Produced byPandro S. Berman
Starring
CinematographyHenry Gerrard
Edited byWilliam Morgan
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1934 (1934-08-31)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fountain is a 1934 American romance film starring Ann Harding. It was directed by John Cromwell and distributed by RKO Pictures.[1] It is based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Charles Morgan.

The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[2]

Plot

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"A romantic drama concerning an exiled Englishwoman living in Holland during the First World War, who has to tell her wounded German husband that she has fallen in love with an interned British flyer (and childhood friend)."[3]

Cast

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Fountain
  2. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collectin and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, <-book title) p.62 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  3. ^ Canham, 1976 p. 122: Filmography section. The entire plot summary is paraphrased here from Canham source.

References

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  • Canham, Kingsley. 1976. The Hollywood Professionals, Volume 5: King Vidor, John Cromwell, Mervyn LeRoy. The Tantivy Press, London. ISBN 0-498-01689-7
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