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Mollenard is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of Hatred and Capitaine Corsaire .
Hatred: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Harry Baur, Albert Préjean, Gabrielle Dorziat, Gina Manès. Justin Mollenard is a sailor and arms smuggler who does not support the hypocrisy of society. He has a wife in Dunkirk who reproaches him the fact of having neglected the family for many years.
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk.
Overview. Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk.
Apr 14, 2012 · So long as the action unfolds in Shanghai, where it is set for roughly two-thirds of its length, Mollenard—a.k.a. Capitaine Corsaire—is one of Robert Siodmak’s most gripping, beautiful and atmospheric films.
Robert Siodmak’s earliest feature to qualify as noir is undoubtedly 1938’s Mollenard (US: Hatred), a strange film about one man’s rebellion against the normal order of life. Starring Harry Baur as the title character, the captain of a merchant ship deployed to the Far East which he’s using illegally to smuggle and sell arms, the film ...
Mollenard, a freighter captain and somewhat of a pirate is adored by his crew and hated by his wife. Her stuffy adherence to convention keeps driving him from home. The captain and crew are suspected of gun-running and brought back to Dunkerque.
