North West Frontier
1959 · Movie · NR · 129 min · ★ 6.8 · 66% critics
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.
Also known as Flame Over India · Empress of India
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-10-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (57 votes)
Themes
- army
- muslim
- escape
- chase
- british empire
- train
- railroad
- colonial india
Cast & crew
Kenneth More
as Capt. Scott
Lauren Bacall
as Catherine Wyatt
Herbert Lom
as Van Layden
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Bridie
I.S. Johar
as Gupta
Ursula Jeans
as Lady Windham
Eugene Deckers
as Mr Peters
Ian Hunter
as Sir John Wyndham
Jack Gwillim
as Brigadier Ames
- GR
Govind Raja Ross
as Prince Kishan
Directed by J. Lee Thompson