Directed by:
George CukorCinematography:
Freddie YoungComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer, Francis Matthews, Edward Chapman, Lionel Jeffries, Alan Tilvern, Harold Kasket, Anthony Bushell (more)VOD (1)
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Set during India's battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Ava returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she really is, are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger, whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction, and Bill Travers, another half-caste. When she kills a potential rapist in self-defense, Ava is given comfort by Communist insurrectionist Peter Illing, further dividing her fidelities. A climactic attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi provides a rousing finish to thisromantic melodrama. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ava Gardner
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Stewart Granger
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Bill Travers
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Francis Matthews
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Edward Chapman
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Alan Tilvern
UK
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Harold Kasket
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Freda Jackson
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Peter Illing
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Raymond Francis
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Eric Corrie
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Ronald Adam
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