Directed by:
J. Lee ThompsonScreenplay:
Robin EstridgeCinematography:
Geoffrey UnsworthComposer:
Mischa SpolianskyCast:
Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Ian Hunter, Wilfrid Hyde-White, I.S. Johar, Jack Gwillim, Allan Cuthbertson, Lionel Murton, Eugene Deckers (more)Plots(1)
When the rajah of British India's most northwestern province is slain during a massive uprising, English army officer Captain Scott (More) is ordered to rescue the 5-year-old heir to the throne and speed the child to safety. Boarding their only means of escape - a decrepit old steam locomotive - Scott and the boy race to farway Kalapur, accompanied by a tempestuous governess (Bacall), a handful of passengers and an undercover enemy agent. Hurtling across 300 miles of rebel-held territory, Scott battles impossible odds on a perilous cross-country train ride jam-packed with hair-raising native attacks, death-defying bridge crossings and white-knuckle last-minute escapes! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Kenneth More
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Lauren Bacall
USA
Best movies:
Misery (1990)
Dogville (2003)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
Ian Hunter
South Africa
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Browning Version (1951)
I.S. Johar
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Death on the Nile (1978)
North West Frontier (1959)
Jack Gwillim
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Allan Cuthbertson
Australia
Best movies:
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Room at the Top (1959)
Freud (1962)
Lionel Murton
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Patton (1970)
Eugene Deckers
Belgium
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Big Restaurant (1966)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Moultrie Kelsall
UK
Best movies:
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Basil Hoskins
UK
Best movies:
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV movie)
North West Frontier (1959)
Frank Olegario
India
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
North West Frontier (1959)
Govind Raja Ross
Best movies:
North West Frontier (1959)