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Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

Turmoil in the great Egyptian desert !

19555.91h 47mNR

Overview

In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.

Directed by Zoltan Korda
Written by A.E.W. Mason, R.C. Sherriff
Produced by Zoltan Korda
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Top Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

John Durrance

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Harry Faversham

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

General Burroughs

Mary Ure

Mary Ure

Mary Burroughs

Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

Peter Burroughs

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

General Faversham

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

Dr. Harraz

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Karaga Pasha

Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

Tom Willoughby

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Colonel

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booksudanremake19th centurykhartoum, sudan

About Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile is a adventure, drama, war film released in 1955 exploring themes of based on novel or book, sudan, remake, 19th century, khartoum, sudan. Directed by Zoltan Korda, it stars Laurence Harvey, Anthony Steel, James Robertson Justice. In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.

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