Romance ·Drama ·War · United Kingdom · 1958 · 1h 55m

The Wind Cannot Read

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Director
Ralph Thomas
Cast
Dirk Bogarde as Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn Yoko Tani as Sabbi John Fraser as Peter Munroe Anthony Bushell as Brigadier Marne Maitland as Bahadur Michael Medwin as Officer Lamb
Crew
Ernest Steward — Director of Photography Richard Mason — Novel Earl St. John — Producer Betty E. Box — Producer
Tagline

LOVE THAT WAS FORBIDDEN . . . but could not be denied!

Synopsis

A British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. They start a romance, but she is regarded as the enemy and is not accepted by his countrymen.

Mood & Themes
prisonerbased on novel or booksoldier
Key Collaborators
Ralph Thomas Director Ernest Steward Director of Photography Richard Mason Novel Earl St. John Producer Betty E. Box Producer
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