East of Sudan

East of Sudan
Original cinema poster
Directed by	Nathan H. Juran
Written by	Jud Kinberg
Produced by	Nathan Juran Charles H. Schneer
Starring	Anthony Quayle Jenny Agutter Sylvia Sims
Cinematography	Wilkie Cooper
Edited by	Ernest Hosler
Music by	Laurie Johnson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	1964
Running time	85 mins
Country	United Kingdom

East of Sudan is a 1964 British adventure film directed by Nathan Juran and featuring Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms and Derek Fowlds.

Plot

During the height of the Mahdist insurrection in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, veteran colonial private Baker teams up with freshly arrived gentleman Murchison, trying to evacuate from southern Barash the emir's daughter Asua and her British governess, Margret Woodville. Over the course of the journey, the group find themselves in perilous dangers of the Nile and its banks. Facing off nature, Arab slavers and a backward Negro tribe they prey on, they are saved by King Gondoko's missionary-raised brother Kimrasi, who then joins them. Once in the capital Khartoum, they find the revolt has reached it and the men join the fight...

Cast

• Anthony Quayle as Private Richard Baker
• Sylvia Syms as Miss Margaret Woodville
• Derek Fowlds as Murchison
• Johnny Sekka as Kimrasi
• Jenny Agutter as Asua
• Derek Blomfield as Second Major

Filming

All of the large-scale action scenes are taken from the 1939 film The Four Feathers, and the 1956 films Odongo and Safari.

Reception

East of Sudan currently holds an average two-and a half star rating (4.9/10) on IMDb.

External links

• East of Sudan at IMDb