Simba (1955)
A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.
Director:
Brian Desmond Hurst
Writer:
John Baines
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Dirk Bogarde as Alan Howard |
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Donald Sinden as Inspector Drummond |
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Virginia McKenna as Mary Crawford |
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Basil Sydney as Mr Crawford |
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Marie Ney as Mrs Crawford |
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Joseph Tomelty as Doctor Hughes |
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Earl Cameron as Karanja |
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Orlando Martins as Headman |
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Frank Singuineau as Waweru |
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Huntley Campbell as Joshua |
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Slim Harris as Chege |
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Glyn Lawson as Mundati |
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Harry Quashie as Thakla |
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John Chandos as Settler |
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Desmond Roberts as Colonel Bridgeman |
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Errol John as African Inspector |
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Ben Johnson as Kimani |
| Directing | Brian Desmond Hurst | Director |
| Production | Peter De Sarigny | Producer |
| Writing | John Baines | Screenplay |
| Sound | Francis Chagrin | Music |
| Writing | Anthony Perry | Novel |
| Camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | Director of Photography |
