Directed by Lewis Gilbert
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Action yarn set in Malaysia with ex-war buddies becoming friends and lovers in the years following the end of the war. William Holden is the American who becomes a land owning rubber baron, taking as his mistress idealistic school teacher Capucine. Their old friend Tatsuro Tanba becomes a communist terrorist and is hunted by the ruling British. Susannah York is the pretty daughter of the British leader who becomes romantically and politically entwined in the struggle. Some good action scenes, particularly the final escape from the jungle, but tries to cover all of the angles and gets a bit lost in the process.
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