General Bierbeau sends his weakling son Pierre to French Morocco to fight Arab insurgents (the "Riffs") in the hopes that this will toughen him up. Pierre soon becomes the Riffs' leader and assumes a secret identity: "The Red Shadow.
Is this thing worth a watch? Honestly, only if you’re into the kind of dusty, theatrical melodrama that doesn't exist anymore. If you want gritty realism, keep walking. You’ll probably hate it if you have zero patience for guys in masks and people breaking into song during a military campaign. But if you like old-schoo...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is this thing worth a watch? Honestly, only if you’re into the kind of dusty, theatrical melodrama that doesn't exist anymore. If you want gritty realism, keep walking. You’ll probably hate it if you have zero patience for guys in masks and people breaking into song during a military campaign. But if you like old-school, slightly ridiculous romantic tropes, you might find it charming in a weird way. The whole premise of The Red Shadow feels like it was cooked up during a particularly long lunch..."
Otto A. Harbach, Laurence Schwab, Burnet Hershey, Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel
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