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5.9/10 • 22

1975-10-041h 47m

CrimeDramaMystery

An unspeakable crime among officers and ladies.

A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted. A young officer must defend a fellow lieutenant from the charges in an unusual court-martial, while investigating the deepening mystery behind the attack.

Directors
Michael Anderson
Writters
Barry England, Robert Enders
Editors
Barry England, Robert Enders, John Glen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Michael York

    Michael York

    Tenente Arthur Drake

  2. Richard Attenborough

    Richard Attenborough

    Maggiore Lionel E. Roach

  3. Trevor Howard

    Trevor Howard

    Colonnello Benjamin Strang

  4. Stacy Keach

    Stacy Keach

    Capitano Archer

  5. Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne

  6. Susannah York

    Susannah York

    Marjorie Scarlett

  7. James Faulkner

    James Faulkner

    Tenente Edward Millington

  8. Persis Khambatta

    Persis Khambatta

    Mrs. Bandanai

  9. Michael Culver

    Michael Culver

    Lt. Richard Fothergill

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CinemaSerf

May 4, 2024

6/10

Despite the pretty stellar cast list, I struggled a bit with this rather dreary story. It centres around James Faulkner's "Lt. Millington" who is being court-martialled in British India for a serious assault on the widow of a fallen colleague - "Mrs. Scarlett" (Susannah York). He is to be defended by the inexperienced "Drake" (Michael York) before a committee chaired by the openly hostile "Capt. Harper" (Stacey Keach). On the face of it, he is doomed - but some tenacious investigative work from his counsel gradually gets to the bottom of what happened. The ending is more of a sort of guess which of the other famous actors - Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough or perhaps Christopher Plummer might have done it given we are pretty safe to assume that poor old "Millington" is being stitched up. Sadly, this moves at a glacial pace with none of the characters offering much by way of depth or interest. Colourful? Yes, that's true - and the costumes and settings all look great, but like so many of these latter-day tales of Empire, it is all faintly ridiculous and swings clumsily at the supposed honour of the "regiment" at all costs in quite a shallow fashion. I found the direction was much more suitable for a theatrical delivery, too. Disappointing.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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