In 1948, a new British Governor takes over a Far Eastern colony after his predecessor is murdered by terrorists.
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| John Hurt | ... | Nash | |
| Jeremy Kemp | ... | Rawlins | |
| Judi Bowker | ... | Eve Proudfoot | |
| Christopher Cazenove | ... | Proudfoot / Robert Proudfoot | |
| Anton Rodgers | ... | Mackintosh / MacKintosh | |
| Tariq Yunus | ... | Inti | |
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Vajira | ... | Sharmani |
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Sam Poythress | ... | 1st Governor General |
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Edward De La Mare | ... | 2nd Governor General |
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Geoffrey Hale | ... | District Commissioner |
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J.B.L. Gunasekara | ... | Sharmani's Uncle (as J.B.L.Gunasakera) |
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Upali Attanayaka | ... | Rawlin's Houseboy (as Upali Attanayeke) |
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Philip Grice | ... | Man in Rickshaw |
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In 1948, a new British Governor takes over a Far Eastern colony after his predecessor is murdered by terrorists.
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
January 1978 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Anatolika tou Elephant Rock See more »Filming Locations:
Sri LankaCompany Credits
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Writer, Producer, and Director Don Boyd grew up in Kenya in the midst of the Mau Mau rebellion, so had some idea of what it was like to be a colonial in tumultuous times. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: A Far Eastern Colony, 1948. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It is difficult to understand why the credits did not acknowledge the strong connection with Somerset Maughns The Letter.This of course was a vastly superior film starring Bette Davis.So when you watch this all you can do is to compare Judy Bowler unfavourable with her.Despite the fact that the earlier film lacks the sexual explicitness of this film and that it has an ending dictated by the Hays Office it is superior on every level.Even then you can say that it means this film ending on a dramatic note whereas this just ends like a damp squid.The fact that this film was shot on location does not really benefit it much.Little surprise that this film is totally forgotten.