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China Gate

  • 19571957
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
851
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Angie Dickinson, Gene Barry, Nat 'King' Cole, and Warren Hsieh in China Gate (1957)
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In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
851
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,998
2,868
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    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writer
      • Samuel Fuller(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gene Barry
      • Angie Dickinson
      • Nat 'King' Cole
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writer
      • Samuel Fuller(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gene Barry
      • Angie Dickinson
      • Nat 'King' Cole
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    • 20User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Angie Dickinson and Gene Barry in China Gate (1957)
    Angie Dickinson in China Gate (1957)
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    China Gate (1957)
    Paul Dubov in China Gate (1957)
    Angie Dickinson and Gene Barry in China Gate (1957)
    Warren Hsieh in China Gate (1957)
    Angie Dickinson, Gene Barry, Paul Busch, and George Givot in China Gate (1957)
    Angie Dickinson and Gene Barry in China Gate (1957)
    Angie Dickinson, Gene Barry, and Warren Hsieh in China Gate (1957)

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    Gene Barry
    Gene Barry
    • Sgt. Brock
    Angie Dickinson
    Angie Dickinson
    • Lucky Legs
    Nat 'King' Cole
    Nat 'King' Cole
    • Goldie
    Paul Dubov
    Paul Dubov
    • Capt. Caumont
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Maj. Cham
    George Givot
    George Givot
    • Cpl. Pigalle
    Gerald Milton
    Gerald Milton
    • Pvt. Andreades
    Neyle Morrow
    Neyle Morrow
    • Leung
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Father Paul
    Maurice Marsac
    Maurice Marsac
    • Col. De Sars
    Warren Hsieh
    Warren Hsieh
    • The Boy
    Paul Busch
    Paul Busch
    • Cpl. Kruger
    Sasha Harden
    Sasha Harden
    • Pvt. Jaszi
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Charlie
    Willie Soo Hoo
    • Moi Leader
    • (as William Soo Hoo)
    Walter Soo Hoo
    • Guard
    Weaver Levy
    • Khuan
    Suey Chan
    Suey Chan
    • Monk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writer
      • Samuel Fuller(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The film was never released in France because the French government at the time deemed the film's prologue too harsh towards France. The French Consul-General in Los Angeles, Romain Gary, asked producer / director Samuel Fuller to change the film's prologue but Fuller refused.
    • Goofs
      Film stock flipped when Lucky Legs and Sgt. Brock go into the tree house. The sniper has a left handed rifle, Sgt. Brock's knife is on the wrong side, and his watch has moved to his right wrist.
    • Crazy credits
      Music by Victor Young Extended by his old friend Max Steiner
    • Connections
      Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      China Gate
      Music by Victor Young
      Lyrics Harold Adamson
      Sung by Nat 'King' Cole

    User reviews20

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    8/10
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    I remember watching on TV as a teenager, little did I know that a few years later some of the scenes and some of the dangers pictured, one especially, when Goldie (Nate King Cole) stepped on a punji stick, that one day it would it be a real worry.

    To this day, I will not watch any Nam war movies, even though China Gate was about the Indochina War with the French I would never watch again, as I said a few scenes would be too much and bring back memories. The reason I posted this was I just watched a short about Nat King Cole and it reminded me of that movie he was in. I had to read what others had posted about China Gate to see if others felt the same way. USMC, Nam, 68-69.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1957 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gates of China
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Globe Enterprises
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    • Budget
      • $150,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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