Bhowani Junction (1956)
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- Approved
- 1h 50min
- Adventure, Drama
- 01 May 1956 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ava Gardner | ... |
Victoria Jones
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| Stewart Granger | ... |
Col. Rodney Savage
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| Bill Travers | ... |
Patrick Taylor
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| Abraham Sofaer | ... |
Surabhai
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| Francis Matthews | ... |
Ranjit Kasel
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| Marne Maitland | ... |
Govindaswami
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| Peter Illing | ... |
Ghanshyam
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| Edward Chapman | ... |
Thomas Jones
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| Freda Jackson | ... |
The Sandani
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| Lionel Jeffries | ... |
Lt. Graham McDaniel
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| Alan Tilvern | ... |
Ted Dunphy
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| Ronald Adam | ... |
General Ackerby (uncredited)
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| Anthony Bushell | ... |
Lanson (uncredited)
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Eric Corrie | ... |
Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
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| George Cukor | ... |
Man on Train (uncredited)
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| Roger Delgado | ... |
Train Driver (uncredited)
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Dharma Emmanuel | ... |
Sentry (uncredited)
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Raymond Francis | ... |
Captain Cumberly (uncredited)
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Harold Kasket | ... |
Proprietor of Restaurant (uncredited)
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Vida St. Romaine | ... |
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
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Ronald Swire | ... |
Undetermined role (uncredited)
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| Les Tremayne | ... |
Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Cukor | ||
Written by
| Sonya Levien | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Ivan Moffat | ... | (screenplay) |
| John Masters | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Pandro S. Berman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Freddie Young | ... | director of photography (as F.A. Young) |
Editing by
| George Boemler | ||
| Frank Clarke | ||
Editorial Department
| George Hoyningen-Huene | ... | color consultant |
| Willy Kemplen | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Irene Howard | ... | (uncredited) |
| Abdul Haq Rana | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Gene Allen | ||
| John Howell | ||
Costume Design by
| Elizabeth Haffenden | ||
Makeup Department
| Charles E. Parker | ... | makeup artist |
| Pearl Tipaldi | ... | hairdresser |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Abdul Haq Rana | ... | production manager pakistan |
| Stanley Goldsmith | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| Dora Wright | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Andrew Marton | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Hank Moonjean | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Gerry O'Hara | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Peter Price | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
| James H. Ware | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Cyril Graysmark | ... | construction manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| A.W. Watkins | ... | recording supervisor |
| Peter Day | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
| Sash Fisher | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Kendrick Kinney | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| John Lipow | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tom Howard | ... | photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stephen Dade | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Jim Dawes | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Skeets Kelly | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lemming | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Nicolas Roeg | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | musical supervisor (as Miklos Rozsa) |
| Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Johnny Green | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jack Marshall | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Max Rabinowitz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Milton Raskin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Eugene Zador | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Si Zentner | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Angela Martelli | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bali Mauladad | ... | fixer: lahore (uncredited) |
| Eva Monley | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Robert Porter | ... | stand-in: Stewart Granger (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- CBS (1979) (United States) (tv) (network premiere) (pan/scan version)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- SFM Entertainment (1982) (United States) (tv)
- TCM Cinema (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Pakistan Government (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance given by, in providing Units of the Punjab Police)
- The Pakistan Government (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance given by, in providing officers and men of the 13th Battalion Frontier Force Rifles)
- The Pakistan Government (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance given by, in providing the facilities of the Northwestern Railway)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The year is 1947, the British are on the verge of finally leaving India. Amongst the few who are sorry to see the British leave are the Anglo-Indians, half British and half Indian, for they are going to miss the patronage of their white cousins, the job reservations, and the important status and positions they currently hold. The British, quite frankly, do not think well of Anglo-Indians, nor do the Indians. Victoria Jones is one such Anglo-Indian, a WAC in the British Army, her father a railway engine driver, and her mom a housewife. She is close to another Anglo-Indian, Patrick Taylor, but changes her mind about him as he harbors deep hatred for the Indians. She witnesses Col. Rodney Savage instruct his soldiers to pour filthy water and garbage at the hands of untouchables on high-caste men and women who are protesting by laying down on the railway tracks to prevent trains from moving. Repulsed and shocked at this, she turns to Ranjit Singh Kassi, a Sikh, and longs to be Indian. She even accompanies him to the Gurudwara in order to change her faith. Then circumstances make her change her mind in favor of Rodney Savage. What Rodney does not know is that Victoria harbors a deep dark secret - a murder of a white British Officer named Graham McDaniels, on one hand, and of her knowledge of a terrorist named Ghanshyam - the one who was responsible for stealing explosives from a stranded train - and who may use these to bring the railways to a halt by planting them on the tracks, his motive to disrupt the railways, and to kill the passengers of a train. And amongst the passengers is none other than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - more popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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| Taglines | A Flaming Love Story On A Background Of Turmoil And Revolt! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,637,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | MGM originally planned to film Bhowani Junction on location in India. That is, until the Indian government started making demands seeking script approval and a big tax payment of 12% of the film's worldwide net profit. MGM changed their plans and decided to film instead in Pakistan - whose government was more accommodating and less demanding of the studio. And this made the picture the first Hollywood film produced in that country. See more » |
| Goofs | When Savage is first in Taylor's office giving him orders about the trains, he says, "One of you will have to be in close touch with me at all times so that my trolley patrols do not run into unscheduled trains." He says the word "unscheduled" using the American "sk" pronunciation, but as an Englishman he would have pronounced it using the British "sh" sound. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
| Quotes |
Col. Rodney Savage:
The only people who face reality are too dumb to duck when they see it coming. See more » |