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Bookmark this pageNorth West Frontier (1959)
Director: J Lee Thompson
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From Time Out Film Guide
An excellent adventure film which turns the Raj into an apposite backdrop for the British equivalent of a Western ('based on a script by Frank Nugent'). Kenneth More is a British officer who must aid the escape of a Hindu prince from a city besieged by the Muslims. This he does by means of a decrepit steam train, with a handful of Western passengers on board, one of them an enemy agent. It's exciting stuff, with reams of incident, confident dialogue, and impeccable 'Scope photography by Geoffrey Unsworth.Author: TCh
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- Observer said...
- Posted on Apr 29 2010 10:24 It's been a while since I saw it but I seem to recall the Eton Boating Song, which you can check out on google. Is that right?
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- Albert said...
- Posted on Apr 29 2010 02:01 I'm researching that damn backgroud music at film's closing; an Oxford University song? Somebody please help me!!!!! What are the words? From where?
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- Observer said...
- Posted on Mar 26 2010 22:41 This is a great film. A classic with strong cast and characters, dialogue and cracking action, plus resonance today.
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Cast & crew
Director: J Lee Thompson
Producer: Marcel Hellman
Cast: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White, IS Johar, Ursula Jeans, Ian Hunter full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 129 mins
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