Arch of Triumph (1984 film)

Arch of Triumph is a 1984 British television film by HTV. It is based on the novel Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front. The novel was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. It was released on 19 December 1984 in the UK, and on 29 May 1985 in the US.

Arch of Triumph
DVD cover
GenreDrama
Romance
War
Written byCharles E. Israel
Erich Maria Remarque (novel)
Directed byWaris Hussein
StarringAnthony Hopkins
Lesley-Anne Down
Donald Pleasence
Music byGeorges Delerue
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersPatrick Dromgoole
Milton T. Raynor (executive producer)
ProducersMort Abrahamson
Peter Graham Scott
John Newland
Production locationParis
CinematographyBob Edwards
Running time94 minutes
Production companiesCallendar Company
HTV
Newland/Raynor Productions Inc.
Original release
NetworkITV
CBS
Release19 December 1984 (1984-12-19)

It was directed by Waris Hussein and produced by Mort Abrahamson, Peter Graham Scott and John Newland. The adaptation was by Charles E. Israel, the music score by Georges Delerue and the cinematography by Bob Edwards.

The film stars Anthony Hopkins, as Ravic, an Austrian doctor, Lesley-Anne Down as Joan Madou, and Donald Pleasence as Haake a Gestapo chief with Frank Finlay, Joyce Blair and Richard Pasco.

In the film, Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down) sings "J'attendrai".

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