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26 November 1954 (Finland) moreTagline:
HIS PEAK OF ADVENTURE! (original print ad - all caps)Awards:
Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. moreUser Comments:
Peck at his most enigmatic moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Gregory Peck | ... | Squadron Leader Bill Forrester |
 | Win Min Than | ... | Anna |
| Brenda De Banzie | ... | Miss McNab |
| Bernard Lee | ... | Dr. Harris |
| Maurice Denham | ... | Blore |
| Lyndon Brook | ... | Carrington |
| Anthony Bushell | ... | Col Aldridge |
| Josephine Griffin | ... | Mrs. Bill Forrester |
| Ram Gopal | ... | Mr. Phang |
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USA:100 min | UK:100 minCountry:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #17358) | Spain:13FAQ
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A pot-boiler of a Film that is intelligently crafted by Director Robert Parrish. To some it may seem intolerably slow & lacking pace, but to others like myself the Film does something that nearly all Films in the Fifties and indeed many now do not even attempt to achieve, and that is take the time to investigate the main characters in depth and in detail. This is done not via long tracts of dialogue, but via the un-said. In particular Peck and the astonishingly beautiful and talented Win Man Than as 'Anna' develop their relationship in the Film in the subtlest and most delicate of manners. I can find no further information on Win Man Tan, but her performance in this period piece, is one part enchanting, one part mesmerising. We understand fully how Peck's psychiatric problems eventually dissolve as hie begins to find perspective courtesy of love for 'Anna'. This Film is not staggering nor the best piece of Cinema you will ever see, but it is superbly acted, wonderfully cast, sparingly written, adroitly directed, and deserves to be watched by anyone who has a love of Cinema. Recommended, because what we see at our Cinemas today has MUCH to learn from Movie making such as this.