The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Albert LewinDirector
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Albert LewinWriter
Cast
- George SandersCharles Strickland
- Herbert MarshallGeoffrey Wolfe
- Doris DudleyBlanche Stroeve
- Eric BloreCapt. Nichols
- Albert BassermannDr. Coutras
- Florence BatesTiare Johnson
- Steven GerayDirk Stroeve
- Elena VerdugoAta
- Rondo HattonThe Leper (uncredited)
- Devi WaniAta (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
paintingtahiti