lives film lives american epic adventure drama film loosely adapted autobiography british author film paramount picture directed written plot film bears little resemblance brown book tells story group british high ranking officers desperately trying defend stronghold headquarters rebellious natives days british stars lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant colonel rebel leader frequently line ways men talk production planning film began paramount expected film released year film stock crisis location footage deteriorated high temperatures project delayed years motion picture released american cinemas january film release met positive reviews good box office results film nominated seven academy_awards winning assistant director nominations including best picture grossed million equivalent million 1930s box office described film greatest adventure films time plot northwest frontier india scottish canadian lieutenant charge newcomers replacements 41st lieutenant tone lieutenant son unit commander colonel guy standing volunteered serve indian solely belief father specifically sent experienced somewhat character simply sent replacement officer recently died formal introduction realizes father actually sent heated argument discovery breaks heart attempt colonel treats son causes frustration resentment young officer lieutenant disguised native rebel order spy reports khan preparing uprising british planning intercept steal future military transport million rounds ammunition khan discovers british regiment knows plan orders beautiful slave seduce kidnap attempt extract sensitive information ammunition colonel refuses attempt rescue appalled lack concern colonel son leave camp night orders disguised common natives trying sell blankets recognized beautiful slave met men civil event captured seemingly friendly interrogation khan says ways making men talk proceeds prisoners tortured nails ripped sensitive skin underneath burned despite pain refuse speak stone cracks reveals knows result ammunition captured receiving news stolen ammunition colonel stone prepares regiment battle cell captives deployed assault khan fortress manage escape ultimately destroy ammunition tower young stone killing khan dagger ammunition gone headquarters ruins result battle remaining rebels surrender mainly responsible destruction ammunition tower killed assault recognize battlefield bravery military effort awarded posthumously receives prestigious victoria_cross horse awarded medal behalf cast lieutenant highly experienced officer mid spent long time regiment portrayed charming open character befriends officers repeatedly refused promotion military matters disregard superiors lieutenant educated mid twenties presented funny guy main characters notable style military exercise earns countless superiors lieutenant recent graduate young officer son colonel famous treated frustrated personal issues father colonel long serving colonel left home britain indian explains son film service comes mother understood considered book colonel feelings orders major hamilton old experienced major serves colonel stone right hand man second father friend chief planned coordinated big assault muhammad khan fortress beautiful seductive young woman khan slave khan secret ace young men tricks capture needed considerable ease stone known wealthy prince region secret rebel leader fights independence british portrayed films villain responsible death torture people close friend ordered infiltrate khan group delivers vital information rebels location movement man command regiment disliked regiment officers especially orders usually involve training exercises pigs thought approved attack khan stronghold production stock crisis paramount originally planned produce film sent india film location shots tiger hunt film stock deteriorated hot sun location film eventually production took place hills surrounding los_angeles extras filming filming locations lone pine buffalo flats paramount ranch climactic half hour battle sequence end film elaborate set built gorge depict mountain stronghold release box office film released american cinemas january big success box office kicked cycle imperial adventure tales including charge light brigade dawn feathers real glory film grossed million worldwide equivalent million 1930s critical reception influence magazine canada wrote lives glory british traditions british dare response film success wrote hollywood good work selling british_empire world historian noted book award winning films 1930s film considered greatest adventure films time highly praised work saying film reputation received praised review starting review words immensely pleased lives went compare style class main characters film holds overall approval rating review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes based reviews rating average german dictator adolf_hitler told british foreign secretary lord halifax favorite films lives seen times like film depicted handful holding continent superior race behave film compulsory viewing hitler enthusiasm film popular nazi_germany forms entertainment censored nazis believed liked rule pro adventure film embraced leader principle mirrored principle book collaboration ben wrote film impact germany lives drawn massive crowds emphasized present need earlier era hollywood film delivered message popular contemporary result set new standard future german production film called daily bread plot film plot lives bear little resemblance plot book noted award winning films 1930s characters book appear screenplay brown plot film entirely different home media paramount picture distributed home media vhs march dvd released multiple languages included multi film collections awards film nominated following academy_awards winning category
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