Storm over the Nile
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Storm over the Nile |
| Original title | Storm Over the Nile |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1955 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Zoltan Korda Terence Young |
| script | RC sheriff |
| production | Zoltan Korda |
| music | Benjamin Frankel |
| camera |
Ted Scaife Osmond Borradaile |
| cut | Raymond Poulton |
| occupation | |
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Storm Over the Nile is a gambling during the colonial period, British adventure film made in 1955 by Zoltan Korda and Terence Young with Anthony Steel , Laurence Harvey and James Robertson Justice in the lead roles. The story is based on the novel The Four Feathers (1902) by AEW Mason and is a remake of Korda's pre-war production Four Feathers .
action
Great Britain, at the end of the Victorian era. The young Harry Faversham, son of an experienced general who emerged from the Crimean War with particular bravery, belongs to a unit, the Royal North Surrey Regiment, with his comrades Captain John Durrance, Lieutenant Willoughby and Lieutenant Peter Burroughs, who are also his friends. When the Mahdists in the British colony south of Egypt, Sudan, are supposed to avenge the violent death of the British general Charles George Gordon , who fell during the enemy storming of the city of Khartoum held by him and his men in 1885, the regiment is put into motion. However, Faversham does not consider the trade of war as his professional future and plans to marry his fiancée Mary, the daughter of old General Burroughs and sister Peters. So he decided to quit his army service the evening before he left. His friends as well as Mary react to this decision with horror, disappointment or disgust, since they see Harry's will not to comply as an act of cowardice. As usual at such a moment, you send the person a white quill in a letter to show your contempt.
The retaliatory campaign in distant North Africa turns into a catastrophe. In the Mahdi uprising , John Durrance's unity is wiped out by the Arabs. Durrance remains badly wounded on the battlefield, Burroughs and Willoughby are captured and have to march through the desert to the dungeon. John is delirious and blind from the glaring sunlight. Back home in England, Faversham learned of the disastrous course of the campaign and now wants to cram out his friends in distant Sudan on his own; last but not least, in order not to continue to be seen as a coward. He contacts a friend of his father's, Dr. Sutton, who should help him to make the first important contacts in Egypt. Sutton's confidante Dr. Harraz his contact person. With its help, he disguises himself as a local, has himself put a brand and colors his own hat dark. Now he is passed as a member of a tribe whose tongues were once cut out by Mahdi supporters for alleged treason. Harry, who does not speak Arabic, can sneak into Mahdist circles without having to speak or attracting attention as a European and an “unbeliever”.
Harry Faversham now moves like an invisible shadow between the fronts and follows the trail of his scattered unit with his friends. He finds his comrade Durrance, who is almost dying of thirst and stumbling around blindly in the desert nowhere, takes care of him and saves his life by leading him to the British troop unit. As a mute “native” he preserves his true identity towards friends and enemies. In a one-man command, he finally rescues the friends Willoughby and Burroughs, who were imprisoned in nearby Omdurman, but ends up temporarily in the hands of the Mahdi loyalists. In a joint effort it finally succeeds in defeating the Mahdists and achieving a brilliant victory for the British colonial troops. Only later do all those who have been rescued find out who, at the risk of their lives, set out to distant Sudan in order to “cram them out”. Durrance, Willoughby, and Burroughs recognize their big mistake, and Mary Burroughs is particularly ashamed that she once sent a white quill to her fiancé.
Production notes
Storm over the Nile , Zoltan Korda's last production, was created under the working title None But the Brave in the first half of the year in Great Britain (exterior and interior shots) and Sudan (exterior shots). The film premiered in London on December 26, 1955; the German premiere did not take place until August 1, 1958. Storm over the Nile was first broadcast on German television on April 5, 1996 on Sat.1 .
Alexander Korda took over the production management. Director Vincent Korda (also unnamed) designed the film structures together with the sole chief architect Wilfred Shingleton . Robert Day was a simple cameraman, Tony Masters served as assistant to the film architects.
useful information
Some of the most elaborate battle scenes are taken from the 1939 film Four Feathers .
Historical background
- Charles George Gordon (1833–1885) was a British major general also known as China Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum. He took part in the 2nd Opium War in China in 1859/60 . In 1873 he became governor of Equatoria in Sudan, in 1877 of the Turkish-Egyptian Sudan. In 1881 there was the Mahdi uprising in which the Sudanese wanted to drive the British and Egyptians out of their country. On January 26, 1885, the rebels stormed Khartoum and killed Gordon. As described in the film, the military expedition to provide support arrived two days late. The 1965 film Khartoum by Basil Dearden tells the story of Gordon as governor of Sudan.
- The Mahdi Uprising was a colonial war in Sudan that ran from 1881 to 1899. The political leader Muhammad Ahmad described himself as Mahdi , one of Allah's last chosen leaders of the Islamic believers in Islam . Ahmad's goal was the secession from Egypt and the end of colonization by the British. The uprising was suppressed after Ahmad's death in 1885, but Egypt lost contact with Eritrea and Somaliland (Somalia). Ethiopia and Eritrea became Italian colonies, Somaliland became a British colony, and the French occupied Djibouti .
- The Battle of Omdurman took place on September 2, 1898 during the Mahdi uprising in Sudan. Omdurman, today a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, had been the headquarters of the self-proclaimed Mahdi since 1884 . After that it was the capital of Khalifa Abdullah. Over 25,000 soldiers from the British Empire (8,200 British, approx. 17,000 Sudanese and Egyptians) met 52,000 Sudanese rebels eleven kilometers north of Omdurman. The battle, seen as a turning point in military history, is seen as the victory of the Empire and the end of the insurrection. There were 430 losses on the British side, 49 of them dead. The rebels had nearly 20,000 dead and wounded. The city of Khartoum was destroyed in the fighting and later rebuilt by the British.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Faversham | Anthony Steel | Gerd Vespermann |
| John Durrance | Laurence Harvey | Sebastian Fischer |
| General Burroughs | James Robertson Justice | Carl Voscherau |
| Peter Burroughs | Ronald Lewis | Holger Hagen |
| Karaga Pasha | Christopher Lee | Walter Klam |
| General Faversham | Michael Hordern | Hans Paetsch |
| Willoughby | Ian Carmichael | Charles Brewer |
| Dr. Harraz | Ferdy Mayne | Richard Münch |
| Dr. Sutton | Geoffrey Keen | Arnold Marquis |
Reviews
The lexicon of international films judges: "Bombastic, unfocused remake of an old colonial adventure novel by AEW Mason."
The Movie & Video Guide thought the film “lacks class and flair, but the story is still good”.
Craig Butler wrote in omovie.com that “ Storm Over the Nile ” was a “perfectly unnecessary remake of“ The Four Feathers ”” and stated : “Where this earlier version in particular is a rousing, suspenseful and dramatic adventure,“ Storm ”is one purely superficial routine, moderately entertaining film. (…) The cast do the best they can, but Anthony Steel lacks the dedication, Laurence Harvey is not convincing, and Mary Ure, while attractive, is not the kind of person a man will lose his life for. Only James Robertson-Justice rises above the level and gives Storm Over the Nile a much-needed boost whenever he's around. "
Halliwell's Film Guide saw the film only as a "weak remake".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Storm over the Nile in the German synchronous file
- ↑ Storm over the Nile. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ^ Leonard Maltin : Movie & Video Guide, 1996 edition, p. 1250
- ↑ "Storm over the Nile" on allemovie.com
- ^ Leslie Halliwell : Halliwell's Film Guide, Seventh Edition, New York 1989, p. 964
Web links
- Storm Over the Nile in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Storm over the Nile on Turner Classic Movies