The Battle (Original title)Thunder in the East (Alternative title)Hara-kiri (Alternative title)
Date: 12 August 1934 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirected by: Nicolas Farkas
Synopsis: War film set in Japan in 1904. A Japanese naval commander makes his wife seduce a British Attache to procure strategic information. Things go wrong, however, when they fall in love. When the commander feels that he has failed, he commits hara-kiri.
Genre: War
Subjects: Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), Espionage, Infidelity, Love, Officers (armed forces), Japan, Suicide
Releases
Date: 1934Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 85 mins Length: 7500 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: August 1935Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundDialogue (original): English
Title: [Film Heritage - v4 n1 Fall 1968: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v12 n140 August 1945 Page: 97
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v12 n140 August 1945: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Review of the reissue of the film, and comparing the difference the additions and cuts have made to the slant of the story from the original 1934 film.
In: Today's Cinema v65 n5211 11 Jul 1945 Page: .
Title: [Today's Cinema - v65 n5211 11 Jul 1945: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1408 12 Apr 1934 Page: .
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1408 12 Apr 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v1 n6 July 1934 Page: 47
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v1 n6 July 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Cinema - Film Booking and Ready Reference Guide 3rd Quarter 1934 Page: 15, 16
Title: [The Cinema - Film Booking and Ready Reference Guide - 3rd Quarter 1934: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Brief credits and review.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v1 n5 June 1934 Page: 47
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v1 n5 June 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Picturegoer v4 n170 25 Aug 1934 Page: 24
Title: [The Picturegoer - v4 n170 25 Aug 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7506 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-12794
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-640474
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-640474
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231873
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7567 FeetStock date: 1934BFI identifier: C-12792
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7506 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-12794
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7501 FeetBFI identifier: C-202403
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetyLength: 20 FeetBFI identifier: C-12798
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7677 FeetBFI identifier: C-12795
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 12 August 1934 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirected by: Nicolas Farkas
Synopsis: War film set in Japan in 1904. A Japanese naval commander makes his wife seduce a British Attache to procure strategic information. Things go wrong, however, when they fall in love. When the commander feels that he has failed, he commits hara-kiri.
Genre: War
Subjects: Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), Espionage, Infidelity, Love, Officers (armed forces), Japan, Suicide
Releases
Date: 1934Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 85 mins Length: 7500 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: August 1935Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundDialogue (original): English
Credits
(16)
Production Company: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, [Production Company]: Liano Film Productions, A Leon Garganoff Production: Leon Garganoff, Production Menager [sic]: Pierre O'Connell, Scenario: Nicolas Farkas, Bernard Zimmer, Dialogue: Robert Stevenson, From the novel 'La Bataille' by: Claude Farrere, Photography: Roger Hubert, Edited by: R. Mercanton, W. Barache, Art Direction: S. Pimenoff, Music by: Andre Gailhard, Recorded on: Western Electric, [Studio]: Pathé-Joinville
Cast
(7)
Charles Boyer (Captain Yorisaka), John Loder (Commander Fergan), Merle Oberon (Marquise Yorisaka), Betty Stockfeld (Betty Hallam), V. Inkijinoff (Mirata), Miles Mander (Felze), Henri Fabart ([admiral])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Film Heritage v4 n1 Fall 1968 Pages: 19-28Title: [Film Heritage - v4 n1 Fall 1968: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v12 n140 August 1945 Page: 97
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v12 n140 August 1945: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Review of the reissue of the film, and comparing the difference the additions and cuts have made to the slant of the story from the original 1934 film.
In: Today's Cinema v65 n5211 11 Jul 1945 Page: .
Title: [Today's Cinema - v65 n5211 11 Jul 1945: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1408 12 Apr 1934 Page: .
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1408 12 Apr 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v1 n6 July 1934 Page: 47
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v1 n6 July 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Cinema - Film Booking and Ready Reference Guide 3rd Quarter 1934 Page: 15, 16
Title: [The Cinema - Film Booking and Ready Reference Guide - 3rd Quarter 1934: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Brief credits and review.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v1 n5 June 1934 Page: 47
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v1 n5 June 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Picturegoer v4 n170 25 Aug 1934 Page: 24
Title: [The Picturegoer - v4 n170 25 Aug 1934: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7506 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-12794
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-640474
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-640474
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231873
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7567 FeetStock date: 1934BFI identifier: C-12792
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7506 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-12794
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7501 FeetBFI identifier: C-202403
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetyLength: 20 FeetBFI identifier: C-12798
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7677 FeetBFI identifier: C-12795
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film