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Bhowani Junction (1956)
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1 May 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
M-G-M's Drama Aflame With Love And Revolt!Plot:
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Incredible performance by Ava Gardner moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Ava Gardner | ... | Victoria Jones | |
| Stewart Granger | ... | Col. Rodney Savage | |
| Bill Travers | ... | Patrick Taylor | |
| Abraham Sofaer | ... | Surabhai | |
| Francis Matthews | ... | Ranjit Kasel | |
| Marne Maitland | ... | Govindaswami | |
| Peter Illing | ... | Ghan Shyam aka Davay | |
| Edward Chapman | ... | Thomas Jones | |
| Freda Jackson | ... | The Sandani | |
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | Lt. Graham McDaniel | |
| Alan Tilvern | ... | Ted Dunphy |
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4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #17728) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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Edward Chapman was hired to play Jones after the scenes had been shot with another actor playing the role. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Savage is first in Taylor's office giving him orders about the trains, he says, "One of you will have to be in close touch with me at all times so that my trolley patrols do not run into unscheduled trains." He says the word "unscheduled" using the American "sk" pronunciation, but as an Englishman he would have pronounced it using the British "sh" sound. moreQuotes:
Col. Rodney Savage: The only people who face reality are too dumb to duck when they see it coming. moreFAQ
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This film could have been wonderful if some of the parts had been given to Indian actors. For instance, Hollywood and British studios make believe that Indians speak English in a sing-song manner. They might have heavy accents but few speak English that way. Freda Jackson's role as "the Sadani" (could it have been an ignorant variation of "Sardarni"?) was incredibly stupid casting in that she spoke impeccable English for a middle-class Sikh lady. This apart Jackson was able to dominate her screen time.
I would have liked to dismiss this film as a below average film but for the incredible performance of Ava Gardner who towers over all else in the movie. Take her accent--for an American, there was no trace of her origins when she spoke. She alone looked real with raven black hair in a sari draped in foppish manner--after all she was an Anglo-Indian. Had she worn well like an Aishwarya Rai, Cukor would have got it wrong.
Cukor deserves full credit for choosing Gardner for the role and for capturing the ambiance of romantic North Western Railways, its first class coaches, the engines and goods wagons. A keen observer will note that some of the shots of goods wagons showed vintage wagons, while others showed contemporary ones.
Though shot in Pakistan, the film caught the Indian ambiance perfectly, right up to the Railway quarters for its staff.
Ava Gardner, it is only too evident, performed well under the guidance of good directors as John Houston. This film and "Night of Iguana" are my personal favourites among her films.