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Windom's Way

Windom's Way

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 48mNot Rated
AdventureDramaWar
6
IMDB Rating
296 votes

A doctor's wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make drastic decisions.

Director
Ronald Neame
Writers
James Ramsey Ullman, Jill Craigie, Anthony Perry
Stars
Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Natasha Parry
Release Date
February 7, 1958
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 10
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Peter Finch
Peter Finch
as Alec Windom
Mary Ure
Mary Ure
as Lee Windom
Natasha Parry
Natasha Parry
as Anna Vidal
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
as Col. George Hasbrook
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
as Patterson
Grégoire Aslan
Grégoire Aslan
as Mayor Lollivar
John Cairney
John Cairney
as Jan Vidal
Marne Maitland
Marne Maitland
as Commissioner Belhedron
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George Margo
as Police Officer Lansang
Kurt Christian
Kurt Christian
as Kosti

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production
The Rank Organisation, Rank Organisation Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

1940spost world war twobritish malayawar of independenceyear 1948

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

My brief review of the film
by sol-2005-11-30
3/10

"A downbeat and joyless drama, the film's politics are dull, but there some strong themes running throughout, and there is also a strong central drama concerning a marriage between persons with opposite views of life and the world. It is a shame that there is not more time dedicated to Finch and Ure's interactions, because the side of the film dealing with politics and the lives of locals just is not handled too well. The lack of background and setting detail is no help, but this side of the film simply fails to do more than what merely is adequate, and it is done in a manner so drear..."

💡 Did You Know?

Uncredited theatrical movie debut of Burt Kwouk (Father Amyan's Aide).

📖 Synopsis

A doctor's wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make drastic decisions.