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Sundown (1941) -- Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.

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Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Charles G. Booth (adaptation)
Barré Lyndon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
31 October 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Drama more
Plot:
Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans. more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
User Comments:
No Jungle for Jungle Woman more (8 total)

Cast

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Gene Tierney ... Zia
Bruce Cabot ... William Crawford
George Sanders ... Major A.L. Coombes
Harry Carey ... Dewey
Joseph Calleia ... Pallini
Reginald Gardiner ... Lt. Roddy Turner
Carl Esmond ... Jan Kuypens
Marc Lawrence ... Abdi Hammud
Cedric Hardwicke ... Bishop Coombes (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Gilbert Emery ... Ashburton
Jeni Le Gon ... Miriami
Emmett Smith ... Kipsang

Dorothy Dandridge ... Kipsang's Bride
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Acoma Pueblo, Acoma, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Walter Wanger Productions more

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In January 1942, United Artists was distributing this film on a double bill with All-American Co-Ed (1941). more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
No Jungle for Jungle Woman, 8 May 2006
Author: (futures@exis.net) from Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques, Norfolk, VA.

"Sundown" (1941): Starring Bruce Cabot, George Sanders, and… here's why I like this movie in the "guilty pleasure" category: it also stars Gene Tierney, the most beautiful woman of the 1940's. (THEN come Dorothy Lamour, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, and others…) The video box reads: "A jungle woman…" (Tierney): well, there is NO JUNGLE or JUNGLE WOMAN in this movie, "…helps the British in defeating the attempts of the Nazis…" (there are NO Nazis in this movie), "…to take over and occupy the jungle!" (There is NO JUNGLE!). So, OTHER THAN THAT load of crap, there IS a DESERT, there is WWII for the British (not the U.S. yet), and there IS Pinup-olicious Gene Tierney. Another odd piece of junk is that "the main bad guy" is Dutch. IF you know anything about that war, the Dutch were Allies, folks, ALLIES. You know, hiding Ann Frank, etc.? Some of the photography is good, acting is average at best (and awful at times – watch the actor's eyes (who plays the "bad guy") as he reads his lines left to right, left to right, left to right. Whatta shmo. If you've ever wondered what Gene Tierney's belly button looked like, THIS is your chance. She also has a nice, statuesque walk. Guilty pleasures arise and be proud!

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