Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph is a 1948 American romantic war drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Charles Laughton. It is based on the 1945 novel Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque, which he wrote during his nine-year exile in the United States.
Plot
Pre-World War II Paris is crowded with illegal refugees, trying to evade deportation. One of them is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally under a false name, helping other refugees. He saves Joan Madou from committing suicide after the sudden death of her lover. They become involved, but he is deported and she becomes the mistress of Alex, a very wealthy man. Ravic eventually returns, still seeking revenge against the Nazi officer, von Haake, who tortured Ravic's beloved to death. Von Haake is in Paris, in civilian dress, for some unknown, sinister purpose.
More details
| author | Harry Brown Lewis Milestone |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Lewis Milestone |
| editor | Duncan Mansfield |
| events | World War II |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | concentration camp fouquet's help injured nazi officer paralyze sudden death suffer wealthy man |
| musicBy | Louis Gruenberg |
| producer | David Lewis |
| productionCompany | Enterprise Productions |
| publisher | Loew's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists |
| recordedAt | New York City Paris |
| theme | romantic drama |