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North West Frontier

1959 · 129 min

A rattling old train ride through hostile hills, mixing stiff-upper-lip adventure with creeping suspicion and a few genuinely tense set pieces.

Tagline: Two people trapped by fate. In a country with no destiny.
Overview: In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
loyalty
colonialism
betrayal
war
Places: countryside
wilderness
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: adventure, drama
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Written by: Robin Estridge, Frank S. Nugent
Starring: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White, I.S. Johar, Ursula Jeans, Eugene Deckers, Ian Hunter
Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime: 129 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hindi

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