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Inspiration
Year: 1931
Director:
Clarence Brown
Inspiration
Release of the movie was delayed because of a lawsuit Pathé brought against MGM. Although the novel by
Alphonse Daudet
was in public domain in the USA, it was still under copyright protection in Europe. Pathé won the lawsuit.