The Razor's Edge (1946) Englisch · Blu-ray

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Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and Anne Baxter star in this adaptation of Somerset Maugham's famous philosophical novel. American WWI pilot Larry Darrell (Power) grows increasingly delusional at the slaughter he witnessed during his years of service and struggles to integrate into the life of high society that his fiancée Isabel Bradley (Tierney) is part of. As they break off their engagement Larry travels to Paris and then India where he seeks enlightenment away from the values of modern society. Ten years later, Larry is reunited with Isabel and his former friends, all of whom appear to have suffered in some way.

Screen legend Tyrone Power stars in this engaging classic based on W. Somerset Maugham`s best-selling novel. Despite being offered an impressive job when he returns from World War I, Larry Darrell (Power) instead opts for the Paris bohemian lifestyle, followed by a soul-searching trip to the Far East. After his beautiful fiancee (Gene Tierney) loses patience with the spiritual seeker and marries a wealthy man, Larry finds himself drawn to Sophie (Anne Baxter in an OSCAR-Winning performance), an old friend. Newly widowed, Sophie has descended into alcoholism, a state from which Larry hopes to save her in this thought-provoking film Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.