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1939 French film

Savage Brigade
Directed by Marcel L'Herbier
Written by André-Paul AntoineMaurice BessyPierre RocherMarcel L'Herbier
Starring Véra KorèneCharles VanelFlorence Marly
Cinematography Michel Kelber
Edited by Henri Taverna
Music by Michel Michelet
Productioncompany Franco London Films
Distributed by Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa
Release date 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
Running time 95 minutes
Country France
Language French

Savage Brigade (French: La Brigade sauvage) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Véra Korène, Charles Vanel and Florence Marly. The film was completed by Jean Dréville.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.

A Russian general's wife is killed by a jealous mistress at the apartment of a lieutenant. The general provokes a duel with the junior officer, but with the approach of the 1914 war the duel is deferred as both officers are needed with their regiments. Twenty years later in Paris, the general comes across and shoots the former lieutenant whom he injures; the truth about his wife then emerges.

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  1. ^ Unifrance webpage on La Brigade sauvage, accessed 26 November 2013.