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02/09/1964 Adventure, Drama, War 2h 3m
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A STRANGE LAND SLEEPS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - SO STILL...SO MYSTERIOUS...SO UNTOUCHED- UNTIL THE FIRST LIGHT OF DAWN AWAKENS THE PASSIONS OF MEN AND THE FURIES OF WAR!

Overview

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.

  1. Lewis Gilbert

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. William Holden

    Major Ferris

  2. Susannah York

    Candace Trumpey

  3. Capucine

    Dhana Mercier

  4. Tetsuro Tamba

    Ng

  5. Michael Goodliffe

    Trumphey

  6. Allan Cuthbertson

    Cavendish

  7. Sydney Tafler

    Tom, Chief Petty Officer

  8. Maurice Denham

    Tarlton

  9. Beulah Quo

    Ah Ming

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2022-11-20
**_William Holden stuck between Communist fighters and the Brits in Southeast Asia_**

A former OSS officer who helped the Malaysian guerillas during WW2 (Holden) is now a mogul there in 1953. His prior comrade in the jungle (Tetsurô Tanba) now leads the Communistic revolutionaries, who carry out terrorist attacks as the British strategize their departure from the independence-minded colony. Wanting to stay neutral, Major Ferris finds himself caught between these two forces.

Since "The 7th Dawn” (1964) features William Holden involved with militarists in a Southeast Asian jungle, it na...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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