Drama ·War · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 43m

Guns at Batasi

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Director
John Guillermin
Cast
Richard Attenborough as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale Jack Hawkins as Colonel Deal Flora Robson as Miss Barker-Wise John Leyton as Private Wilkes Mia Farrow as Karen Eriksson Cecil Parker as Fletcher
Crew
Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography Max Benedict — Editor John Addison — Original Music Composer Robert Holles — Screenplay Leo Marks — Writer C.M. Pennington-Richards — Writer
Tagline

Outnumbered A Hundred to One - Yet Fighting Like a Thousand Heroes in a Hell Spot Called Batasi!

Synopsis

An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
John Guillermin Director Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography Max Benedict Editor John Addison Original Music Composer Robert Holles Screenplay Leo Marks Writer C.M. Pennington-Richards Writer Marshall Pugh Writer Robert Holles Novel George H. Brown Producer
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