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The Brigand of Kandahar
The Brigand of Kandahar is a 1965 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and Duncan Lamont. Case, a British Indian Army officer, is discharged from his regiment after being accused of cowardice. He then joins a group of Indian brigands on a quest to capture a British fort. It was one of a number of British films made during an era that featured foreign warriors as their protagonists. It was filmed with extensive footage from Zarak.
Plot
Lt Case (Ronald Lewis) is a mixed-race officer of the Bengal Lancers operation in northern India.
Cast
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| author | John Gilling |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | British Raj |
| director | John Gilling |
| editor | Tom Simpson |
| genre | action adventure historical |
| keywords | ambush attempt to escape bengal lancers british officer capture fight follow hiding place injured kill military history of the north-west frontier multiracial people newspaper correspondent north west frontier open outnumber scout show trial suffer think torture track down upbringing warn wound write zarak |
| musicBy | Don Banks |
| producer | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation Hammer Film Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | war |