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China Gate

China Gate

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 37mApproved
ActionDramaWar
6.2
IMDB Rating
1,078 votes

In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.

Director
Samuel Fuller
Writers
N/A
Stars
Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat 'King' Cole
Release Date
August 13, 1957
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Gene Barry
Gene Barry
as Sgt. Brock
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
as Lucky Legs
Nat 'King' Cole
Nat 'King' Cole
as Goldie
Paul Dubov
Paul Dubov
as Capt. Caumont
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
as Maj. Cham
George Givot
George Givot
as Cpl. Pigalle
Gerald Milton
Gerald Milton
as Pvt. Andreades
Neyle Morrow
Neyle Morrow
as Leung
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
as Father Paul
Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac
as Col. De Sars

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Globe Enterprises

🏷️ Keywords

racismfrench indochina war1950sgroupenemy

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

anti-commie anti-racism from the great Sam Fuller
by jonathan-5772008-02-24
7/10

"On this evidence, Fuller is a strident and uncompromising anti-Communist anti-racist. You heard me. This is a late-50s movie about 'Indochina' - a little ahead of the curve there! - which takes the USA to task for not leaping right in there with their French pals; the enemy has Stalin all over the wall of their lookout posts. So it's more than a little silly, to put it nicely. But given this, the racial issues it confronts are above and beyond the call of duty - the espionage tour our heroes embark on is really an opportunity for dynamite expert Gene Barry to smarten up after ab..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was never released in France because the French government at the time deemed the film's prologue too harsh towards France. The French Consul-General in Los Angeles, Romain Gary, asked producer / director Samuel Fuller to change the film's prologue but Fuller refused.

📖 Synopsis

In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.