The Long Duel
| The Long Duel | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Produced by |
Ken Annakin Aida Young |
| Written by |
Peter Yeldham Ranveer Singh (story) |
| Starring |
Yul Brynner Trevor Howard Charlotte Rampling Harry Andrews |
| Music by | John Scott |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
| Distributed by |
Rank Organisation Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | 27 July 1967 |
Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1 million[1] |
The Long Duel is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Charlotte Rampling and Harry Andrews. It is set in British-ruled India of the 1920s but filmed in Spain.
Plot
Superintendent Stafford of the United Provinces Police, has his men arrest an entire tribe on vague allegations of poaching and theft in British India. Their leader, Sultan, father of a young boy, Munnu, whose wife, Tara, is expecting their second child, is also arrested and held in a cell with criminals in Fort Najibabad. Sultan, Tara, and many others manage to break out, but Tara and the newborn both pass away. Sultan, with the help of his men, decides to revolt against the oppressive British, leading to bitter battles and a final showdown.
Cast
- Yul Brynner - Sultan
- Trevor Howard - Young
- Harry Andrews - Stafford
- Charlotte Rampling - Jane
- Virginia North - Champa
- Andrew Keir - Gungaram
- Laurence Naismith - McDougal
- Maurice Denham - Governor
- George Pastell - Ram Ghand
- Antoñito Ruiz - Munnu
- Imogen Hassall - Tara
- Paul Hardwick - Jamadar
- David Sumner - Gyan Singh
- Rafiq Anwar - Pahelwan
- Shivendra Sinha - Abdul
- Zohra Sehgal - Devi
- Dino Shafeek - Akbar
- Patrick Newell - Colonel
- Jeremy Lloyd - Crabbe
- Terence Alexander - Major
- Marianne Stone - Major's Wife
- Edward Fox - Hardwicke
Production
The film was to be shot in India with British and Indian financing. When the Indian financing fell through, the film was then shot in Spain with Rank Films providing the whole budget.[2]