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A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.

1h 39m1955TMDb 6.6

RomanceDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Brian Desmond HurstBrian Desmond HurstDirectorDirk BogardeDirk BogardeAlan HowardDonald SindenDonald SindenInspector DrummondVirginia McKennaVirginia McKennaMary CrawfordBasil SydneyBasil SydneyMr CrawfordMarie NeyMarie NeyMrs CrawfordJoseph TomeltyJoseph TomeltyDoctor HughesEarl CameronEarl CameronKaranjaOrlando MartinsOrlando MartinsHeadman
Frank SinguineauWaweru
Huntley CampbellJoshua
Slim HarrisChege
Glyn LawsonMundati
Harry QuashieThaklaJohn ChandosJohn ChandosSettlerDesmond RobertsDesmond RobertsColonel BridgemanErrol JohnErrol JohnAfrican Inspector
Ben JohnsonKimani

Storyline

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
7 January 1955
Runtime
1h 39m
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (17 votes)

Production

Director
Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers
John Baines, Anthony Perry
Studios
Group Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English