Directed by:
John GuillerminScreenplay:
Robert HollesCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow, Cecil Parker, Errol John, John Meillon, Patrick Holt, Percy Herbert, Earl Cameron (more)Plots(1)
Regimental Sergeant-Major Lauderdale is a spit-and-polish, by-the-book disciplinarian, who seems like a 19th Century anachronism in a sleepy peacetime African outpost of the modern British Commonwealth. He is ridiculed behind his back by his subordinate NCO's and must play host to a liberal female MP making a tour of the base. However, when an ambitious African officer, who happens to be a protege of the MP's, initiates a coup d'etat against Captain Abraham, the lawful African commandant, the resourceful RSM uses all his military training to arm his men despite being under house arrest and rescue the wounded commandant from a certain firing squad. When Lt. Boniface, the leader of the mutiny surrounds the sergeants mess with two Bofors guns, it looks like Lauderdale will have to surrender unless he again disobeys orders and takes the initiative. (Signal One Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Richard Attenborough
UK
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Jack Hawkins
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Flora Robson
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John Leyton
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Mia Farrow
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Errol John
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John Meillon
Australia
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Patrick Holt
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Percy Herbert
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Thomas Baptiste
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Graham Stark
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Bernard Horsfall
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Alan Browning
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Bloke Modisane
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Frank Singuineau
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Ric Hutton
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Horace James
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