I love British films,I am British after all.
I have seen this film before,ages ago on tv.
I remember liking the film but god watching it again was painful.
The film is set in Malaya (now Malaysia) a British colony when the film was made in 1957.
The background to the story would have been well known to cinema goers in 1957/1958.
But in case you don't know from 1948-1960 Malaya endured a communist led uprising.
The communists lost because of a well organised government response but also because they were Chinese and most residents in Malaya are Malay.
End of history lesson.
The film is not very dramatic and does not try to cover the complications of the conflict.
The British and Malay rulers won because they used brains as well as brawn.
The film looks beautiful and Peter Finch is impressive as the doctor who is a local hero but the film is dated and unconvincing.
There are several examples of white actors playing natives,hard to take seriously nowadays.
The 7th Dawn is a much better film on the same subject.
I have seen this film before,ages ago on tv.
I remember liking the film but god watching it again was painful.
The film is set in Malaya (now Malaysia) a British colony when the film was made in 1957.
The background to the story would have been well known to cinema goers in 1957/1958.
But in case you don't know from 1948-1960 Malaya endured a communist led uprising.
The communists lost because of a well organised government response but also because they were Chinese and most residents in Malaya are Malay.
End of history lesson.
The film is not very dramatic and does not try to cover the complications of the conflict.
The British and Malay rulers won because they used brains as well as brawn.
The film looks beautiful and Peter Finch is impressive as the doctor who is a local hero but the film is dated and unconvincing.
There are several examples of white actors playing natives,hard to take seriously nowadays.
The 7th Dawn is a much better film on the same subject.