Directed by:
Alexander KordaScreenplay:
Lajos BiróCast:
Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester, Edward Chapman, Walter Hudd, Roger Livesey, John Clements, Abraham Sofaer, Austin Trevor, Charles Paton (more)VOD (1)
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Charles Laughton once again teams up with Korda for this moving, elegantly shot biopic about the Dutch painter. Beginning when Rembrandt's reputation was at its height, the film then tracks his quiet descent into loneliness and isolated self-expression. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Charles Laughton
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