China Gate (1957)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 37min
- Action, Drama
- Aug 1957 (Austria)
- Movie
In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.
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Cast verified as complete
| Gene Barry | ... |
Sgt. Brock
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| Angie Dickinson | ... |
Lucky Legs
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| Nat 'King' Cole | ... |
Goldie
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| Paul Dubov | ... |
Capt. Caumont
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| Lee Van Cleef | ... |
Maj. Cham
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| George Givot | ... |
Cpl. Pigalle
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| Gerald Milton | ... |
Pvt. Andreades
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| Neyle Morrow | ... |
Leung
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
Father Paul
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| Maurice Marsac | ... |
Col. De Sars
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| Warren Hsieh | ... |
The Boy
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| Paul Busch | ... |
Cpl. Kruger
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| Sasha Harden | ... |
Pvt. Jaszi
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| James Hong | ... |
Charlie
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Willie Soo Hoo | ... |
Moi Leader
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Walter Soo Hoo | ... |
Guard
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Weaver Levy | ... |
Khuan
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| Suey Chan | ... |
Monk (uncredited)
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| Charles Cirillo | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Paul King | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Esther Ying Lee | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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| Ziva Rodann | ... |
Indo-Chinese Woman (uncredited)
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Bill Saito | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Mabel Smaney | ... |
Masseuse (uncredited)
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Owen Song | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Kai J. Wong | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Samuel Fuller | ||
Written by
| Samuel Fuller | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
| Samuel Fuller | ... | producer |
Music by
| Max Steiner | ||
| Victor Young | ||
| Howard Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph F. Biroc | ||
Editing by
| Gene Fowler Jr. | ||
| Doane Harrison | ... | (as Dean Harrison) |
Art Direction by
| John B. Mansbridge | ... | (as John Mansbridge) |
Set Decoration by
| Glen Daniels | ||
Costume Design by
| Beau Vanden Ecker | ... | (as Beau Van Den Ecker) |
| Henry West | ||
Makeup Department
| Don L. Cash | ... | makeup artist (as Don Cash) |
Production Management
| William Magginetti | ... | production manager (as William J. Magginetti) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Harold E. Knox | ... | assistant director |
| Arthur Lueker | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Leigh Carson | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Bert Schoenfeld | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jean L. Speak | ... | sound (as Jean Speak) |
Special Effects by
| Norman Breedlove | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Linwood G. Dunn | ... | special photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn) |
Music Department
| Audrey Granville | ... | music editor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)
- Centfox (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Ema-Film (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1967) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Boid (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bausch & Lomb (Cinemascope lenses by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Near the end of the French phase of the Vietnam War, a group of mercenaries is recruited to travel through enemy territory to the Chinese border, to blow up an arms depot. A Eurasian smuggler, Lucky Legs, agrees to use her connections to help them, in return for getting her son into America. The racist father of the boy, Sergeant Brock, is also part of the multinational group. Lucky Legs must use the love of a Eurasian guerrilla leader, Major Cham, to get access to the base. Will they destroy the base, and will Brock overcome his racism before Lucky Legs makes the ultimate sacrifice? Written by Peter Reiher |
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| Taglines | Love and War in French Indo-China! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $150,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was never released in France because the French government at the time deemed the film's prologue too harsh towards France. The French Consul-General in Los Angeles, Romain Gary, asked producer / director Samuel Fuller to change the film's prologue but Fuller refused. See more » |
| Goofs | Film stock flipped when Lucky Legs and Sgt. Brock go into the tree house. The sniper has a left handed rifle, Sgt. Brock's knife is on the wrong side, and his watch has moved to his right wrist. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | China Gate See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Music by Victor Young Extended by his old friend Max Steiner See more » |