The Long Duel

The Long Duel
The Long Duel
	Film poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed by	Ken Annakin
Written by	Peter Yeldham (screen play) ; Ranveer Singh (story)
Produced by	Ken Annakin; Aida Young
Starring	Yul Brynner; Trevor Howard; Charlotte Rampling; Harry Andrews;
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard
Edited by	Bert Bates
Music by	John Scott
Production; company	London Independent Producers
Distributed by	The Rank Organisation
Release date	27 July 1967;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£1,069,669

The Long Duel is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Charlotte Rampling and Harry Andrews. It is set in British-ruled India of the 1920s but was filmed in Spain.

Plot

Superintendent Stafford of the United Provinces Police has his men arrest a tribal group on vague allegations of poaching and theft in British India. Sultan, their leader, is also arrested and held in a cell with criminals in Fort Najibabad. Sultan, his wife Tara and many others manage to break out, but Tara and her newborn child both die. Sultan, with the help of his men, revolts against the peace-keeping British, leading to bitter battles and a final showdown. The film tries to be fair to all sides of the conflict.

Cast

Yul Brynner as Sultan
Trevor Howard as Young
Harry Andrews as Stafford
Charlotte Rampling as Jane
Virginia North as Champa
Andrew Keir as Gungaram
Laurence Naismith as McDougal
Maurice Denham as Governor
George Pastell as Ram Ghand
Antoñito Ruiz as Munnu
Imogen Hassall as Tara
Paul Hardwick as Jamadar
David Sumner as Gyan Singh
Rafiq Anwar as Pahelwan
Shivendra Sinha as Abdul
Zohra Sehgal as Devi
Dino Shafeek as Akbar
Patrick Newell as Colonel
Jeremy Lloyd as Crabbe
Terence Alexander as Major
Marianne Stone as Major's Wife
Edward Fox as Hardwicke

Production

The film was to be shot in India with British and Indian financing. When the Indian financing fell through, the film was then shot in Spain with Rank Films providing the entire budget.^[3] It was the first time Rank entirely financed a movie in 20 years.^[4]

References

^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
^ "Kinematograph Weekly-1967". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 199
^ £1 million picture Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1966 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) Issue: 21925

External links

The Long Duel at IMDb

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[money-1] Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360

[2] "Kinematograph Weekly-1967". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[box-3] Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 199

[4] £1 million picture Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1966 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) Issue: 21925

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