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The 7th Dawn (1964)

09/02/1964 Adventure, Drama, War 2h 3m

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Score

6.4/10

Overview

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

Lewis Gilbert

Director

Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Major Ferris

Susannah York

Susannah York

Candace Trumpey

Capucine

Capucine

Dhana Mercier

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

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Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Trumphey

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Cavendish

Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler

Tom, Chief Petty Officer

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Tarlton

Beulah Quo

Beulah Quo

Ah Ming

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Media

The 7th Dawn (1964) Original Trailer [FHD]

The 7th Dawn (1964) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on November 20, 2022

**_William Holden stuck between Communist fighters and the Brits in Southeast Asia_**

A former OSS officer who helped the Malaysian guerillas during WW2 (Holden) is now a mogul there in 1953. His prior comrade in the jungle (Tetsurô Tanba) now leads the Communistic revolutionaries, who carry out terrorist attacks as the British strategize their departure from the independence-minded colony. Wanting to stay neutral, Major Ferris finds himself caught between these two forces.

Since "The 7th Dawn” (1964) features William Holden involved with militarists in a Southeast Asian jungle, it naturally brings to mind “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), but it’s closer to Brando’s "The Ugly American" (1963), just with loads of jungle action in the last act. It lacks the avant-garde...

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