The Great Game - 1934

Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.

110min
1934
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

Marie Bell profile pictureMarie BellFlorence / Irma
Pierre Richard-Willm profile picturePierre Richard-WillmPierre Martel / Pierre Muller
Camille Bert profile pictureCamille BertLe colonel
André Dubosc profile pictureAndré DuboscBernard Martel
Lyne Clevers profile pictureLyne CleversLa môme Dauville
Pierre de Guingand profile picturePierre de GuingandLe capitaine
Pierre Labry profile picturePierre LabryLe cantinier

About The Great Game

The Great Game Overview

Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.

Runtime: 110min

Extra details

Original Title: Le Grand Jeu
Original Language: French
Directed By: Jacques Feyder