William Holden
Major Ferris
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Find out who starred in the 1964 war film The 7th Dawn, directed by Lewis Gilbert and based on the novel by Michael Keon. See the names of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more in the credits order.
The 7th Dawn: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine, Tetsurô Tanba. Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
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- Adventure, Drama, War
The 7th Dawn is a 1964 Technicolor drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring William Holden, Capucine and Tetsurō Tamba. The film, set during the Malayan Emergency , is based on the 1960 novel The Durian Tree by Michael Keon and was filmed on location in Malaysia .
- 2 September 1964
- Charles K. Feldman
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Synopsis. At the end of World War II in Malaya Ferris, Ng, and Dhana, three leaders of the guerrillas who fought the Japanese, part company. Ng, a Malayan-Chinese, goes to Moscow to complete his education, and Dhana and Ferris remain in Malaya. Eight years later Ferris is a successful plantation owner very much in love with Dhana, his mistress ...
After World War II, Ferris (William Holden) remains in Malaya and becomes a successful businessman. He enjoys a quiet existence with his Malayan girlfriend, Dhana (Capucine), although a politician ...
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- Lewis Gilbert
- Action
- William Holden
Malaysia is a British colony and like many other colonies it struggles to gain its independence from the European powers. Major Ferris' closest friend and comrade during the war, Malaysian colonel Ng, is asked by Ferris to join him into a business venture. Ferris has purchased a few acres of land rich in rubber trees and tin mines.
Lewis Gilbert. Director. Michael Keon. Novel. Karl Tunberg. Screenplay. Written by Wuchak on November 20, 2022. Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
