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North West Frontier
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1959 film directed by J. Lee Thompson
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North West Frontier is a 1959 British adventure and war film directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay was written by Frank S. Nugent, with music composed by Mischa Spoliansky. The cast includes Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Geoffrey Unsworth served as the director of photography, and Frederick Wilson edited the film.
Produced by Marcel Hellman Productions and distributed by The Rank Organisation, the movie was filmed in Spain and at Pinewood Studios. Its narrative is set in India. The film has a runtime of 129 minutes and was originally released in English. It has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix, FlixFling, and the Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
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Film · TMDB
6.8In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.
Cast
- Kenneth More as Capt. Scott
- Lauren Bacall as Catherine Wyatt
- Herbert Lom as Van Layden
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Bridie
- I.S. Johar as Gupta
- Ursula Jeans as Lady Windham
Themes
- army
- muslim
- escape
- chase
- british empire
- train
- railroad
- colonial india
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Screenwriter
- Frank S. Nugent
- Cast member
- Jack Gwillim
- Composer
- Mischa Spoliansky
- Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Narrative location
- India
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 293714
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- film editor
- Frederick Wilson
- title
- North West Frontier
- distributed by
- Netflix
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