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Released
1959 · FILM

North West Frontier

Two people trapped by fate. In a country with no destiny.

Directed by
Runtime
129 min
AdventureDrama

Synopsis

In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Frederick WilsonShot by Geoffrey UnsworthScored by Mischa Spoliansky

Also known as

  • Brennendes Indiende
  • Flame Over Indiaen
  • La India en llamases
  • Aux frontières des Indesfr
  • Frontiera a Nord-Ovestit

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