The World Moves On
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5.1/10 Genre Drama, History, Romance Duration Language English | 5.9/10 IMDb Cinematography George Schneiderman Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 28, 1934 (1934-06-28) Writer Reginald Berkeley (screenplay), Reginald Berkeley (story) Genres Drama, War film, Romance Film, Black-and-white Cast (Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914), (Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914), (Erik von Gerhardt), (Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)), (Baroness von Gerhardt), (Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)) Similar movies Interstellar , Sexual Chronicles of a French Family , Independence Day , Hachi: A Dog's Tale , A History of Violence , This Is 40 |
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The World Moves On is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tone.
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Plot

The story opens 185 years ago when two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to stand by each other in a belief that a great business firmly established in four countries will be able to withstand even such another calamity as the Napoleonic Wars from which Europe is slowly recovering. Then many years later, along comes World War I and the years that follow, to test the businesses.
Cast
Reception
Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times called it "an ambitious undertaking, well composed and photographed, but it does seem as though the film would be all the better if it were shortened." Variety said it was "an impressive picture", although the first half-hour was "undeniably slow." "Impressive in magnitude and well cast", reported Film Daily. John Mosher of The New Yorker panned it as "a completely synthetic affair" that was "padded out to the limit". The Chicago Tribune called it "a moving tale" and "well worth your time", with "but one fault – extreme length."
The film was not a success at the box office.
Awards
John Ford won the Special Recommendation award at the 1934 Venice Film Festival for this film.
References
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