The 7th Dawn (1964)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

6.1/10   

Regisseur:

Lewis Gilbert

Drehbuchautoren:

Michael Keon (novel)
Karl Tunberg (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

23. Oktober 1964 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Drama | Krieg

Werbezeile:

A STRANGE LAND SLEEPS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - SO STILL...SO MYSTERIOUS...SO UNTOUCHED- UNTIL THE FIRST LIGHT OF DAWN AWAKENS THE PASSIONS OF MEN AND THE FURIES OF WAR!

Plot:

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War. |

Plot Keywords:

Asia | British Colonial | Communist Infiltrator | Guerilla | Malaya

Auszeichnungen:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.

Nutzerkommentare:

A story worth telling

Besetzung

William Holden	...	Major Ferris
Susannah York	...	Candace Trumpey
Capucine	...	Dhana Mercier
Tetsuro Tamba	...	Ng
Michael Goodliffe	...	Trumphey
Allan Cuthbertson	...	Cavendish
Sydney Tafler	...	Tom, Chief Petty Officer
Maurice Denham	...	Tarlton
Beulah Quo	...	Ah Ming
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Christopher Allen	...	CID Agent (uncredited)
Griffiths Alun	...	Sedgwick (uncredited)
Kip Bahadun	...	Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Ibrahim Bin	...	Capt. Chey (uncredited)
Tony Cheng	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Noel Chow	...	Capt. Kiat (uncredited)
Hew Thian Choy	...	Lt. Nelson (uncredited)
Yap Mook Fui	...	Lim, Ferris' servant (uncredited)
David Keith	...	Aide (uncredited)
R. William Koh	...	Gen. Osaki (uncredited)
James Massong	...	Malay Engineer (uncredited)
Tony Price	...	Morley (uncredited)
Hugh Robinson	...	Judge (uncredited)
Seow	...	Chinese Unionist (uncredited)
David Weinman	...	Tamil Cyclist (uncredited)
George Zakhariah	...	Indian Unionist (uncredited)

Regie
Lewis Gilbert

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Michael Keon		novel "The Durian Tree"
Karl Tunberg		screenplay

Produktion
John Dark	....	associate producer
Karl Tunberg	....	co-producer
Charles K. Feldman	....	producer (uncredited)

Originalmusik
Riz Ortolani

Kamera
Freddie Young		(photographed by) (as Frederick Young)

Schnitt
John Shirley

Szenenbild
John Stoll

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Herbert Smith

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Josie MacAvin		(as Jose MacAvin)

Maske/Frisuren
John O'Gorman	....	makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Morris Aza	....	production manager

Regieassistenten
Jack Causey	....	assistant director
Harold Haysom	....	second unit director
André Smagghe	....	second unit director (as Andre Smagghe)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Harry Arbour	....	construction

Ton Stab
Basil Fenton-Smith	....	sound
Chris Greenham	....	sound editor
Red Law	....	sound

Spezialeffekte
Cliff Richardson	....	special effects

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Harry Gillam	....	camera operator
Douglas Webb	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Betty Adamson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Hylda Gilbert	....	costumes

Musik (Stab)
Riz Ortolani	....	conductor
Riz Ortolani	....	musical director (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Maurice Binder	....	title designer: main titles
Joan Davis	....	continuity (as Joan Davies)
Charles K. Feldman	....	presenter
John Gilbert	....	second unit assistant

Produktionsfirmen

• Holdean

Verleihfirmen

• United Artists (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1967) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Weitere Firmen

• The People and Government of Malaysia  our deep appreciation for their help in the making of this film

Alternativ:

The Seventh Dawn (USA) (alternative spelling)
Beim 7. Morgengrauen (Österreich) [de]
Beim siebten Morgengrauen (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

123 Min

Land:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16

Drehorte:

Malaysia

Firma:

Holdean

Dies und das:

The character of Ng is based on the actual chairman of the Malayan Communist Party, Chin Peng who survived the war and now lives in China.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: At the start of the movie, during the Japanese surrender, Ferris tells Trumphey that the British are five years too late implying that the MPAJA insurgents have been fighting the Japanese alone for that time. Since the war in Asia started in December of 1941 and ended in 1945, Ferris' statement is off by one and a half years.

A story worth telling

Odd, that I don't recall the word 'communist' being uttered throughout this picture. Anyone notice if it was? It was pretty clear from the references and the red stars the Ng and his guerrillas were communists. This is an entertaining film from a jungle war that has been largely forgotten in the shadow of Vietnam. The British spent 12 years eradicating the elements they called "communist terrorists" before Malaysia became independent. Most of their enemies weren't conveniently

uniformed like Ng's forces, but were more like the grenade-tossing chauffeur. The SAS played a key role in suppressing the communists, and the British pretty much wrote the book on how to deal with these sort of insurgencies, lessons the

Americans too often seem to forget (though they slowly seem to be figuring it out in Iraq and Afghanistan). Saw this movie years ago and liked it, liked it more in a recent viewing, in spite of its flaws. Always liked Holden, have a real soft spot for Susannah York - and Capucine was splendid. Some great cars in this movie, too (and a Gloster Meteor, too, I think). And yes, superbly photographed.