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Product details
Aspect Ratio
:
1.85:1
Language
:
English
Product Dimensions
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17.78 x 12.7 x 2.54 cm; 59 g
Director
:
Lewis Gilbert
Media Format
:
NTSC
Release date
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Jan. 11 2022
Actors
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William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine, Tetsur? Tanba, Michael Goodliffe, Allan Cuthbertson, Sydney Tafler
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5.0 out of 5 starsA good film but difficult to find.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2015
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A rare film centred on the Malayan Emergency of the early 50's which the story-line fairly depicts the political reasons for the emergency but also the dangers for the owners and workers on the rubber plantations from the communist terrorists.I saw the film when it was first released in the mid 60's and having a brother and a number of friends who completed their National Service in Malaya during the Emergency it was always a subject of interest as well as a beautifully shot film with an excellent cast.The film is rarely shown on TV and for some reason is difficult to obtain in CD form hence it was obtained as a US import so I was delighted to eventually track it down via 鶹.Well worth the wait !
4.0 out of 5 starsVery good movie, unjustly neglected.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2020
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I was interested because this film had four encouraging aspects: Susannah York, a superb William Holden, the lost beauty of Capucine, and a story set in the Malayan Emergency, in which my father took part. The combination of realistic reconstructions of some of the political issues, and the inter-personal dramas made for compelling viewing. A film with every kind of passion: love, justice, fanaticism, humanity, decency - all human virtue and folly swims about the confusion of a country on the brink. Those who talk idly of the "virtue" or necessity of "revolution" will probably reject the inherent human decency that is revealed in this movie. We may ask: are all imagined and believed "good causes" worth "sacrifice"? Aren't some causes worth sacrificing for a yet greater goodness?