The General Died at Dawn
film by Milestone [1936]
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"The General Died at Dawn" is a 1936 film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Gary Cooper. The film is an entertaining thriller set in China during a period of unrest. Cooper plays a soldier of fortune who becomes involved in an uprising against a tyrannical warlord. While the screenplay by Clifford Odets was sometimes considered overwrought, the cinematography by Victor Milner received widespread acclaim. The film was considered one of the best pictures of 1936.
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