Always out-numbered, but never out-fought. In the northwest frontier of India, the British cavalrymen of the Bengal Lancers are meant to exist as a unit: guarding each other’s lives, sharing each other’s tortures, and fighting each other’s battles. When their commander’s son is held captive, two soldiers risk all in a stunning show of grit and valor. Inspiring countless imperial adventure films such as Gunga Din (1939) and Beau Geste (1939), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer earned seven Academy Award nominations, and was a critical and commercial success, earning nearly $50 million worldwide (adjusted).
“Franchot Tone and Gary Cooper give better performances in this picture than in any in which they have appeared before.” – Ann Ross, Maclean’s Magazine
