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Flame Over India

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In British-controlled India just after the turn of the 20th century, an English captain (Kenneth More) is asked to escort a maharajah's son out of town after an uprising by Muslim factions threatens the boy's life. As the captain sneaks the boy away with his governess (Lauren Bacall), danger seems to be all around. After another attack by rebels, the trio and a group of others -- including a journalist and an arms dealer -- secretly board an old train to try to escape to safety.
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Isabel Quigly The Spectator 07/12/2018
The film stays on its schoolboy level : good, and mostly good-humoured, fun which is splen- didly photographed, and moves imperturbably from climax to climax, each one outdoing the last with the satisfactory assurance of its hero. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/07/2017
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A timeless, exciting, no-nonsense, old-fashioned colonial adventure story set after the turn of the 20th century. Go to Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 07/02/2012
7/10
It may not be another 'Lawrence of Arabia,' yet it has an excellent cast of characters and plenty of rousing excitement and stirring melodrama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Will G @Kingofthepixies 10/29/2024 Excellent. How films used to be made before cgi humbuggery. See more Paul G 01/04/2022 It kept me entertained for the duration of the film, very much a sunday afternoon lazing in front of the TV film. Action, adventure, 60s political incorrectness, it has it all. See more 02/05/2020 Pretty exciting fare. Lauren Bacall is wonderful. Definitely a movie from a different era so it definitely has that sort of pacing, but if you are a Gunga Din, Zulu, or The Man Who Would Be King fan then you will appreciate this movie. See more Bill B 10/16/2019 It's good but not great. Production and cinematography are top notch, and lots of gun battles, but Herbert Lom gives the only interesting performance among the rather rigid acting. See more 03/16/2015 (79%) The always dependable Kenneth More stars this this Indian set action adventure shot in vibrant technicolor that really goes to prove that old films can be just as entertainingly watchable as any of the stuff we get these days. This can be easily compared to the brilliant Dark of the sun, although it is a little more family friendly, much more of a matinee Saturday afternoon crowd-pleaser than a hard-edged, hairy-backed armchair-gripper. Even though this is good popcorn fun, it still has a strong political theme running through involving the beginning of the end of British rule. The support cast is strong including Lauren Bacall and the always good Herbert Lom. So it's well made, entertaining, well cast, fun, and well worth a look. What more do you need? See more 08/25/2014 Exciting and unashamedly British adventure. A disparate group attempt to escape a rebel attack aboard a decrepit steam engine on the Indian North West Frontier in 1905. Kenneth More is excellent as the British officer tasked with protecting a young Indian prince, Lauren Bacall a feisty American governess and Herbert Lom is menacing as the slimy, untrustworthy journalist. The ensemble piece also includes a delightful performance from Wilfird Hyde-White as a consular officer who is perfectly cast and I.S. Johar as the train's driver, Gupta. Action, suspense and a stirring soundtrack ... they don't make them like this any more. See more Read all reviews
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J. Lee Thompson

Director

Kenneth More

Captain Scott

Lauren Bacall

Catherine Wyatt

Herbert Lom

Van Leyden

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Bridie

I.S. Johar

Gupta
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Synopsis In British-controlled India just after the turn of the 20th century, an English captain (Kenneth More) is asked to escort a maharajah's son out of town after an uprising by Muslim factions threatens the boy's life. As the captain sneaks the boy away with his governess (Lauren Bacall), danger seems to be all around. After another attack by rebels, the trio and a group of others -- including a journalist and an arms dealer -- secretly board an old train to try to escape to safety.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Producer
Marcel Hellman
Screenwriter
Robin Estridge
Production Co
20th Century Fox, The Rank Organisation, Pinewood Studios
Genre
Action
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 9, 2019
Runtime
2h 10m
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