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Director:

Edward Dmytryk

Writers:

Ernest K. Gann (novel)
Ernest K. Gann (screenplay)

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Release Date:

27 May 1955 (USA) more

Genre:

Adventure | Drama more

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Cold War Epic more (19 total)


Cast

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Clark Gable ... Hank Lee

Susan Hayward ... Mrs. Jane Hoyt
Michael Rennie ... Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police
Gene Barry ... Louis Hoyt
Alexander D'Arcy ... Rene Dupont Chevalier (as Alex D'Arcy)
Tom Tully ... Tweedie, Owner of Tweedie's Bar
Anna Sten ... Madame Dupree
Russell Collins ... Icky, Piano Player
Leo Gordon ... Big Matt
Richard Loo ... General Po Lin
Soo Yong ... Dak Lai
Frank Tang ... Capt. Ying Fai (Chicago)
Jack Kruschen ... Austin Stoker, Lee's assistant
Mel Welles ... Fernand Rocha
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Additional Details

Runtime:

96 min | 92 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (optical prints) (Western Electric Recording) | 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (certificate #17243) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Average Shot Length = ~10.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.6 seconds. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The sound of a cable car bell can be heard on Gable's recording of Chicago. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Proof of Life (2000) more

Soundtrack:

Bridal Chorus more


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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Cold War Epic, 12 February 2006
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Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Soldier of Fortune marked Clark Gable's first film away from MGM after his contract was not renewed. 20th Century Fox did right by him, gave him a film to shoot on location in Hong Kong and an actress who was at the height of her career as a new leading lady in Susan Hayward.

This was the second big epic film they shot in Hong Kong that year, the other being Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. Unlike the William Holden- Jennifer Jones epic, Soldier of Fortune leans more to adventure and intrigue than romance.

Hayward's husband Gene Barry is a prisoner of the Chinese government, apparently having taken some pictures he shouldn't have as a freelance photo journalist. Hayward's in Hong Kong to try and affect a rescue and she comes up against some unscrupulous types including Gable. Gable's more interested in her, but helping the husband's rescue is a package deal.

I would have hoped that with the one and only teaming of Gable and Hayward a better story could have been found. Soldier of Fortune isn't a bad film, hardly the worst thing either of them did, but in essence it's really a souped up Grade B adventure saga. The class of the players make it seem more than it is. Plus the fact it was done on location as opposed to the backlot of 20th Century Fox.

Soldier of Fortune has a good cast of character actors. Look for some good performances by Michael Rennie as the British inspector, Alexander D'Arcy as a conniving French rogue and Tom Tully as a slimy influence peddler.

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