Anthony Adverse
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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HD
Adventure, Drama, Romance
1936
141 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Anthony Adverse
- Duration : 141 min
- Languages : English, Italian
- Writers : Hervey Allen (by), Sheridan Gibney (screen play)
- Directors : Mervyn LeRoy, Michael Curtiz min
- Imdb : 6.6 (1072 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.4 (465 votes)
- Actors : Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita Louise
Movie Storyline
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.