Insult is a 1932 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Elizabeth Allan, John Gielgud and Hugh Williams.BFI.org It is an adaptation of a play by Jean Fabricus. It is a melodrama set in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. The film was the first feature film for which David Lean received a screen credit, as editor.
Cast Elizabeth Allan as Pola Dubois John Gielgud as Henri Dubois Hugh Williams as Captain Ramon Nadir Sam Livesey as Major Dubois Sydney Fairbrother as Arabella Abraham Sofaer as Ali Ben Achmed Edgar Norfolk as Captain Jean Conte Hal Gordon as Sergeant Dinah Gilly as Singer
Reception The film has been described as "a turgid thriller set in North Africa".
References
Bibliography Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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