Summary
The 7th Dawn is a British war film first released in 1964,
directed by Lewis Gilbert.
The film is based on a novel by Michael Keon and stars William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine, Tetsuro Tamba and Michael Goodliffe.
It has also been released under the title: The Seventh Dawn.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Lewis Gilbert
- Script: Michael Keon (novel), Karl Tunberg
- Music: Riz Ortolani
- Cast: 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), Christopher Allen (CID Agent), Griffiths Alun (Sedgwick), Kip Bahadun (Japanese Prisoner), Ibrahim Bin (Capt. Chey), Tony Cheng (Waiter), Noel Chow (Capt. Kiat), Hew Thian Choy (Lt. Nelson), Yap Mook Fui (Lim, Ferris’ servant), David Keith (Aide), R. William Koh (Gen. Osaki), James Massong (Malay Engineer), Tony Price (Morley), Hugh Robinson (Judge), Seow (Chinese Unionist), David Weinman (Tamil Cyclist), George Zakhariah (Indian Unionist)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 123 min
- Aka: The Seventh Dawn
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Adventure / Drama / War


