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The Big House
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French-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Charles Boyer in Chester Morris's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.
Prison DramaFrench CinemaCrime & PunishmentHistorical SettingSocial CommentaryGritty RealismRemake/AdaptationViolence
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Is The Big House in English?
French
No, it was made in French.
What tropes does The Big House use?
So Much for StealthAffably EvilEarn Your Happy Ending7-Minute LullGo Mad from the IsolationWelcome EpisodeYou Are Number SixForeshadowingNever Learned to ReadMatch CutEven Bad Men Love Their MamasInstitutional Appareland 11 more
TV Tropes lists 23 tropes for it, including So Much for Stealth, Affably Evil, and Earn Your Happy Ending.