Guns of Darkness

Name: Guns of Darkness
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962-07-19
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Leslie Caron, David Niven, James Robertson Justice

19621962
ApprovedApproved
1h 42m

6.0/10

330

Drama

An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.

6.0/10

330

Director
- Anthony Asquith
Writers
- John Mortimer(screenplay)
- Francis Clifford(based on the novel 'Act of Mercy')
Stars

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David Niven and Leslie Caron in Guns of Darkness (1962)

David Niven, Leslie Caron, Anthony Asquith, James Robertson Justice, and David Opatoshu in Guns of Darkness (1962)

Director
- Anthony Asquith
Writers
- John Mortimer(screenplay)
- Francis Clifford(based on the novel 'Act of Mercy')
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An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.

revolution escape route based on novel bickering couple

Taglines
- All They Did Was Save a Life...And Now They Could Never Stop Running!!
Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- Approved
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Trivia
Tom's car is a 1957 Ford Country Sedan station wagon (model 79C). Base price was around $2,500 - give or take $50 depending on engine size ($21,450 in 2016). It also has the $20 optional two-tone paint job. 49,638 were made.

Goofs
When the airplane flies over the escaping trio, the sky is alternately very cloudy or clear.

Quotes
Tom Jordan: [to his wife, Claire Jordan, as they shelter in a cave with rain pouring down outside] Look at the rain. It's like England. Do you remember when we first arrived in England? And you were expecting to find a country full of green lawns, and stately homes, and tall titled men in tweed suits, making witty remarks and eating cucumber sandwiches, hmm? Remember the first few weeks all we did was sit in the railway hotel and watch the rain, pouring down on Pennington Station... and not a Lord came near us, hmm?

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: The President's Palace Republic of Tribulacion South America

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5/10

He is eating my piece of chocolate!

I really wish I could be more enthusiastic about this film. In theory the story of a South American coup and a race against time to get the deposed president to safety across the border looks exciting but in reality this is a deadly dull and dreary affair. Anthony Asquith, indisputably one of our greatest directors, is so quintessentially English as to be totally unsuited to this kind of material. His direction is leaden and the film totally devoid of tension, suspense and momentum. Even the scene in the swamp fails to impress! The script by John Mortimer is weak and Benjamin Frankel's score ineffectual. As for the cast, James Robertson Justice never disappoints, there is a telling cameo from Ian Hunter and lovely Leslie Caron is I'm afraid, rather annoying. David Niven's next film 'Captive City' was even worse than this but all was not lost. Just around the corner were the helping hands of Sir Arthur Robertson and Sir Charles Lytton, the notorious Phantom!

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