Adventure

Drama

North West Frontier

The Rank Organisation

Marcel Hellman Productions

United Kingdom

English

हिन्दी

Kenneth More

Lauren Bacall

Herbert Lom

Wilfrid Hyde-White

I.S. Johar

Ursula Jeans

Eugene Deckers

Ian Hunter

Jack Gwillim

Govind Raja Ross

Basil Hoskins

Moultrie Kelsall

Lionel Murton

Jaron Yaltan

Homi Bode

Frank Olegario

Ronald Cardew

Allan Cuthbertson

Howard Marion-Crawford

J. Lee Thompson

Frank S. Nugent

Patrick Ford

Will Price

Mischa Spoliansky

Robin Estridge

Geoffrey Unsworth

Marcel Hellman

Earl St. John

Frederick Wilson

A positively rip-roaring joy from start to finish.

We are in British India, Moslem rebels want to kill a young Hindu prince and thus killing his family blood line. The British army are charged with the task of ensuring the prince is safely escorted from the troubled provinces. The duty falls to one intrepid Captain Scott, the only chance to achieve the aim is by train, with his allies on board being a rather unique group of individuals, can Scott achieve the mission against the mounting odds?.

North West Frontier has everything a great action adventure should have, whilst also adding in tension, drama and an array of wonderfully colourful characters. The opening to the film is pulsating, as Scott has to fight off the rebels whilst smuggling the prince and his governess out to safety. From then on we are on a train journey that is rich with enjoyment, the tension mounts among the passengers, not least because of the class and cultural differences, and perhaps allmotives are not in alignment? But they must club together if they are to survive this dangerous journey.

Kenneth Moore, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom and Wilfrid Hyde-White (comedy gold when under attack) are all pulling together to make a cracking yarn. Directing duties falls to J. Lee Thompson, whose CV boasts "Ice Cold In Alex", "The Guns Of Navarone" and 
"Cape Fear", so this material was thankfully in very safe hands. The photography from Geoffrey Unsworth is top notch, barren and desolate landscapes beautifully realising the peril of the passengers' journey, whilst the music from Mischa Spoliansky leaves a lasting impression.

This train may well be crammed full of genre stereotypes, and sure enough the patronising nature of the piece is dated at the edges, but this remains a gloriously enjoyable film that the whole family can readily digest. 9/10

North West Frontier (1959) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Best Movies

North West Frontier

Cast & Crew

Videos

Cast

Kenneth More

Lauren Bacall

Herbert Lom

Wilfrid Hyde-White

I.S. Johar

Ursula Jeans

Eugene Deckers

Ian Hunter

Jack Gwillim

Govind Raja Ross

Box office

More Like This

Casablanca

The Science of Sleep

All Quiet on the Western Front

Romancing the Stone

Boys on the Side

The Net 2.0

The Postman

Rescue Dawn