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07/12/1957 Drama 1h 48m
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Overview

A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.

  1. Ronald Neame

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Finch

    Alec Windom

  2. Mary Ure

    Lee Windom

  3. Natasha Parry

    Anna Vidal

  4. Robert Flemyng

    Col. George Hasbrook

  5. Michael Hordern

    Patterson

  6. Grégoire Aslan

    Mayor Lollivar (as Gregoire Aslan)

  7. John Cairney

    Jan Vidal

  8. Marne Maitland

    Commissioner Belhedron

  9. George Margo

    Police Officer Lansang

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-12
Peter Finch is the eponymous doctor who, along with his estranged wife "Lee" (Mary Ure), is trying to make a go of his practice - and of their failing marriage - at a remote rubber plantation. He is a decent man who wants to improve the lot of the locals and that puts him at odds with the local employer "Patterson" (Michael Hordern) who rules the roost with little sympathy for his workforce. At the end of their tether, they organise a strike which gets out of control with tragic results. With "Patterson" gone seeking help from the authorities, it falls to "Windom" to try and avoid a full scale...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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