A Romance of Wastdale is a movie directed by Maurice Elvey in 1921 and based on the book of the same name by A.E.W. Mason, first published in 1914. The movie features Milton Rosmer, Valya Venitskaya, Fred Raynham, Irene Rooke, and others.
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Storyline
David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon’s rival, threatens to eclipse the wedding and wreck Gordon’s one chance of true happiness. Gordon will throw Austen over a cliff in a climbing excursion in the Scafell Pike area, but finally he will find all was a dream.
Movie vs Book
Year
1921
Minutes
40
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Romance of Wastdale
Director: Maurice Elvey
Country: UK
Year: 1921
Length: 40m
Stars: Milton Rosmer, Valya Venitskaya, Fred Raynham, Irene Rooke
Year
1914
Pages
54
Book Rate
7.12
S: Goodreads
Book
A Romance of Wastdale
Author: A.E.W. Mason
Country: UK
First published in: 1914
Length: 54 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“When a book is adapted into a film, it's obvious that not everything can fit and, in addition, the story must be given a rhythm because it's a different kind of narrative.”
MANEL LOUEIRO (Writer)
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