18 Minutes

"A savage drama of fiercely possessive LOVE!"

1935 1h 18m EN

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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A lion-tamer's partly innate and partly acquired attitude to other living beings - that they shall submit without question to his will - is applied with unseeing kindness to an orphan girl whom the lion tamer adopts.

“A savage drama of fiercely possessive LOVE!”

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Cast

Gregory Ratoff
Nikita
John Loder
Trelawney
Benita Hume
Lady Phyllis Pilcott
Kathryn Sergava
Lida
Richard Bennett
Korn
Hugh Wakefield
Lord Pilcott
Paul Graetz
Pietro
Carl Harbord
Jacques

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Monty Banks
Writers: Fred Thompson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Monty Banks, shot by Geoffrey Faithfull. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Gregory Ratoff and John Loder and Benita Hume carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A savage drama of fiercely possessive LOVE!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0026028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Monty Banks directs. Geoffrey Faithfull behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Monty Banks, shot by Geoffrey Faithfull. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Gregory Ratoff and John Loder and Benita Hume carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A savage drama of fiercely possessive LOVE!".
7IMDB entry: tt0026028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.