Three Comrades

Three Comrades is a 1938 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz for MGM. The screenplay was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Edward E. Paramore Jr., adapted from the novel Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque. The film stars Robert Taylor as Erich Lohkamp, Margaret Sullavan as Patricia Hollmann, Franchot Tone as Otto Koster, Robert Young as Gottfried Lenz, and Guy Kibbee as Alfons. In this love story, three young German soldiers navigate the complexities of friendship, love, and mortality amidst the backdrop of post-World War I Germany, ultimately leading to a bittersweet conclusion that changes their lives forever.