Death Drums Along the River (1963)

Director:

Lawrence Huntington

Writer:

Edgar Wallace (story)

Release Date:

20 December 1963 (West Germany)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river. |

Plot Keywords:

British Empire | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Independent Film

Cast

Richard Todd	...	Inspector Harry Sanders
Marianne Koch	...	Dr. Inge Jung (as Marianne Cook)
Albert Lieven	...	Dr. Weiss
Walter Rilla	...	Dr. Schneider
Jeremy Lloyd	...	Hamilton
Robert Arden	...	Hunter
Vivi Bach	...	Marlene
Bill Brewer	...	Pearson
Simon Sabela	...	Bosambo

Also Known As:

Sanders (USA)
Sanders of the River (UK) (alternative title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | UK:U (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Big Ben Films

Trivia:

In both this film and the previous version, Sanders of the River (1935), there is a boat named Zaire. In the this film it is a small launch whereas in the previous film it is a large paddle-steamer.

Movie Connections:

Version of Sanders of the River (1935)

Is Vivi Bach the worst actress ever?

Anyone witnessing the performance of Vivi Bach as Marlene the nurse will not be struck dumb with amazement at her beauty,or her flawless hair but at the sheer ineptitude of her attempts aas an actress in this film.there are also some other rather sonambulistic performances and a great deal of dead wood.the sound is rather poor and the colour is extremely variable.Richard Todd is his dependable self.So all in all this is a fairly entertaining film given the standout performance of Viv Bach and if you are a connoisseur of bad performances then you are in for a treatIt is also padded out by a lot of scenes of big game and wild animals.