Anthony Adverse
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In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man. When the husband finds out, he kills the lover in a swordfight, and takes his wife on a long trip throughout Europe. Months later, she dies giving birth to a son. The husband leaves the child at a convent, where he is raised until the age of 10; then he is apprenticed to a local merchant, who gives him the name "Anthony Ad... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Anthony Adverse:

Fredric March
Olivia de Havilland
Donald Woods
Anita Louise
Edmund Gwenn
Claude Rains

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In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man. When the husband finds out, he kills the lover in a swordfight, and takes his wife on a long trip throughout Europe. Months later, she dies giving birth to a son. The husband leaves the child at a convent, where he is raised until the age of 10; then he is apprenticed to a local merchant, who gives him the name "Anthony Adverse" because of the adversity in his life. But his adversity has only begun, as fate takes him to Cuba, Africa, and Paris.

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EmanuelLevy.Com - 7/10 by Emanuel LevyThough well-acted by Fredric March, Claude Rains and Sondergaard, LeRoy's lavish adventure is overlong and not particularly involving, despite a globetrotting plot (Cuba, Africa, Paris, and America) that spans decades.
Variety - 4/10 by Variety StaffFredric March as Adverse is an ace choice, playing the role to the hilt.
Goatdog's Movies - 4/10 by Michael W. Phillips, Jr.Certainly doesn't hold up very well for modern viewers.
User Review - 8/10 by John BA very difficult film to track down but it is totally worth finding. An adventure as only one of the older cinema classics could deliver.
User Review - 8/10 by Mathieu CVery romantic period piece about a boy who is abandoned and raised by his unknowing grandfather during napoleonic Europe. The film takes many interesting turns and only slows down on some occasions. Very good film and worth tracking down
User Review - 8/10 by Mackenzie SOh my, the search for the lost love... one of the best films ever and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'Love In The Time of Cholera' about to be released. Looking and looking and looking for the lost love.
User Review - 8/10 by Rob MAnthony Adverse is a gigantic epic costume drama/adventure film that was made at a time when a rigid production code was in place. If we look at the film within the confines of that production code we can see something beautiful yet watered down from its source material. The novel created quite the splash upon its release in 1933 and sold copious amounts of copies to become the bestelling novel of all time; replaced three years later by Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. Fredric March is our leading man here and he triumphantly portrays the troubled Adverse through his adult years. Olivia DeHavilland is stunning as his forgotten wife and there is scene chewing support galore from the likes of Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains, and Gale Sondergaard (who won the first ever Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance). The film takes through a large amount of time and we travel to several different countries within that timeframe including Cuba and somewhere in Africa. What the film lacks in cohesion it makes up for in gorgeous black and white cinematography and flawless costume sets. It may not be remembered as one of Hollywood's great epic films but it should still be given a chance to take its place as one of its most extravagant.
User Review - 6/10 by Jax BNow I love old movies, but I still wasn't a fan of this one. The movie was almost in three or four different sections - the conception, the childhood, the adulthood, and the new child. I liked the first two and part of the adult section, but it was a really long feeling movie and I started to lose attention fast. The ending was lousy too.
User Review - 6/10 by Greg Wa total MGM A picture in the truest sense of the term the dream factory at its finest
User Review - 6/10 by jay nWell, it's a very weak academy award nominee, but it's not too bad. It's long, boring, and badly plotted with some poor characterization-- a lot of Anthony's character development is assumed to have occurred, rather than have ogranically grown. But it has solid acting and a grand feel that makes it clear why it was nominated. Not a must see, but not a waste of time (even it it is about 30 mins too long, as most of the first half hour could have been cut).

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