Insult (film)

Insult is a 1932 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Elizabeth Allan, John Gielgud and Hugh Williams. 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.

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".

References

Bibliography

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

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