Strangers at Sunrise
Appearance
Strangers at Sunrise | |
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Directed by | Percival Rubens |
Screenplay by | Lee Marcus Percival Rubens |
Produced by | Alan Girney Thys Heyns Felix Meyburgh |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lionel Friedberg |
Edited by | Basil Millward |
Music by | Colin Campbell |
Production company | Panorama Films |
Distributed by | Commonwealth United Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | South Africa |
Language | English |
Strangers at Sunrise is a 1969 South African-American film starring George Montgomery.
Plot
[edit]During the Second Boer War in 1900, an American mining engineer is sentenced to death by the British for aiding and abetting the Boer enemy. The engineer escapes from custody and takes refuge at an isolated Boer farm, where he forms a relationship with the Boer family. When three deserters from the British army arrive, the engineer must protect himself and the family.
Cast
[edit]- George Montgomery as Grant Merrick
- Deana Martin as Julie Beyers
- Brian O'Shaughnessy as Corporal Caine
Production
[edit]Filming took place in late 1968 in South Africa. Deana Martin was Dean Martin's daughter.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Martin Kids as Busy as Dean Manners, Dorothy. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 5 Oct 1968: D30.
External links
[edit]- Strangers at Sunrise at IMDb
- Strangers at Sunrise at BFI