Cordial Agreement (1939)
Original title: Entente cordiale
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The film depicts events between the Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the 1904 signing of the Entente Cordiale creating an alliance between Britain and France and ending their historic rivalry. It was based on the book King Edward VII and His Times by André Maurois. It was made with an eye to its propaganda value, following the Munich Agreement of September 1938 and in anticipation of the outbreak of a Second World War which would test the bonds between Britain and France in a conflict with Nazi Germany.
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Victor FrancenEdouard VII, Prince and King
Bernard LancretJean Roussel
Pierre Richard-WillmCapt. Charles Roussel
Janine DarceySylvia Clayton
Gaby MorlayQueen VictoriaJean Périerle Président Émile Loubet
Jacques BaumerGeorges Clemenceau
Louis Seignerl'ambassadeur d'AllemagneAndré LefaurLord Clayton
Arlette MarchalLa reine Alexandra
Junie AstorUne actrice
Marcelle PrainceLady ClaytonMovie DNA
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What is Cordial Agreement about?
The film depicts events between the Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the 1904 signing of the Entente Cordiale creating an alliance between Britain and France and ending their historic rivalry. It was based on the book King Edward VII and His Times by André Maurois. It was made with an eye to its propaganda value, following the Munich Agreement of September 1938 and in anticipation of the outbreak of a Second World War which would test the bonds between Britain and France in a conflict with Nazi Germany.
How long is Cordial Agreement?
Cordial Agreement has a runtime of 110 minutes.