Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Directors:

Zoltan Korda, Terence Young

Writers:

A.E.W. Mason (novel), R.C. Sherriff (screenplay),

Stars:

Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Steel	...	Harry Faversham
Laurence Harvey	...	John Durrance
James Robertson Justice	...	General Burroughs
Mary Ure	...	Mary Burroughs
Ronald Lewis	...	Peter Burroughs
Ian Carmichael	...	Willoughby
Jack Lambert	...	Colonel
Raymond Francis	...	Colonel's Aide
Geoffrey Keen	...	Dr. Sutton
Michael Hordern	...	General Faversham
Ferdy Mayne	...	Dr. Harraz
Christopher Lee	...	Karaga Pasha
John Wynn	...	Sergeant (as John Wynne)
Avis Scott	...	Sergeant's Wife
Roger Delgado	...	Native Spy

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

honor | 19th century | remake | historical event | based on novel

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zoltan Korda's Production Storm Over the Nile

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Film Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First film of Mary Ure.

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Connections

Version of The Four Feathers (1929)

User Reviews

Deja Vu

One Sunday afternoon in 1982 BBC 1 broadcast STORM OVER THE NILE . Nothing remarkable in itself with this scheduling but later that evening the ITV channel broadcast THE FOUR FEATHERS remake from the late 1970s ! Two different versions of the same story broadcast a few hours within each other on the two network channels ! Amazing , and not something that was unnoticed since myself and several school colleagues remarked upon this the next day . We were all in unanimous agreement that STORM OVER THE NILE was the much superior movie . Strangely over the years every time Terence Young's version is broadcast the TV guides don't have kind words for the 1955 film version of AEW Mason's story and after seeing the original 1939 version of THE FOUR FEATHERS I understand why - It's a rip off !

In the past I have criticised movies like CRITICAL MASS and RANGERS that use extensive film footage from other movies like TERMINATOR 2 and NAVY SEALS . With STORM we see the exact same thing . The truly great battle scenes weren't directed by Young they were directed by Zoltan Korda almost 20 years earlier . To be fair I don't think the producers are claiming that this is an entirely original movie hence the credit for both Korda and Young in the directors slot but I did see the 1939 version a week earlier on channel 4 and this spoils the enjoyment of STORM since the script is identical as are most of the action scenes . If you've never seen the original you'll like this movie but if you remember the unforgettable 1939 version by the Korda brothers you'll be left with a cynical feeling watching this