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Guns at Batasi (1964)An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care. Director:John Guillermin |
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| Richard Attenborough | ... |
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
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Jack Hawkins | ... |
Colonel Deal
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Flora Robson | ... |
Miss Barker-Wise
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| John Leyton | ... |
Private Wilkes
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| Mia Farrow | ... |
Karen Eriksson
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Cecil Parker | ... |
Fletcher
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Errol John | ... |
Lieut. Boniface
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Graham Stark | ... |
Sgt. 'Dodger' Brown
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Earl Cameron | ... |
Captain Abraham
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Percy Herbert | ... |
Colour Sgt. Ben Parkin
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David Lodge | ... |
Sgt. 'Muscles' Dunn
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Bernard Horsfall | ... |
Sgt. 'Schoolie' Prideaux
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| John Meillon | ... |
Sgt. 'Aussie' Drake
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Horace James | ... |
Corporal Abou
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Patrick Holt | ... |
Captain
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Storyline
Regimental Sergeant-Major Lauderdale is a spit-and-polish, by-the-book disciplinarian, who seems like a 19th Century anachronism in a sleepy peacetime African outpost of the modern British Commonwealth. He is ridiculed behind his back by his subordinate NCO's and must play host to a liberal female MP making a tour of the base. However, when an ambitious African officer, who happens to be a protege of the MP's, initiates a coup d'etat against Captain Abraham, the lawful African commandant, the resourceful RSM uses all his military training to arm his men despite being under house arrest and rescue the wounded commandant from a certain firing squad. When Lt. Boniface, the leader of the mutiny surrounds the sergeants mess with two Bofors guns, it looks like Lauderdale will have to surrender unless he again disobeys orders and takes the initiative. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
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These were the last of the great adventurers - suddenly besieged in a jungle powderkeg half way between heaven and hell! See more »Genres:
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(West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Sgt. Dodger Brown: [singing as he drives a truck] She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes. She'll be comin'
Colour Sgt. Ben Parkin: Can't you sing in tune?
Sgt. Dodger Brown: round the mountain when she comes!
[pause as truck bumps over rough road]
Sgt. Dodger Brown: Hey, Ben, you know I was just thinkin'. Back home they wouldn't let me drive a scooter without taking a test.
[chuckles]
Sgt. Dodger Brown: Marvelous, isn't it?
[thud as truck jolts]
Colour Sgt. Ben Parkin: Marvelous
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[first lines]Sgt. Dodger Brown: [singing as he drives a truck] She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes. She'll be comin'
Colour Sgt. Ben Parkin: Can't you sing in tune?
Sgt. Dodger Brown: round the mountain when she comes!
[pause as truck bumps over rough road]
Sgt. Dodger Brown: Hey, Ben, you know I was just thinkin'. Back home they wouldn't let me drive a scooter without taking a test.
[chuckles]
Sgt. Dodger Brown: Marvelous, isn't it?
[thud as truck jolts]
Colour Sgt. Ben Parkin: Marvelous
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