Storm Over the Nile (Columbia Pictures) (1956)

Cast and Credits Harry Faversham John Durrance General Burroughs Mary Burroughs Peter Burroughs Willoughby Colonel Colonel's Aide Anthony Steel Laurence Harvey James Robertson Justice Raymond Francis Geoffrey Keen Michael Horden Ferdy Mayne Christopher Lee John Wynne Avis Scott Roger Delgado Frank Singuineau Vincent Holman Dr. Harraz Karaga Pasha Sergeant Sergeant's Wife Native Spy Native Servant Burrough's Butler Faversham's Butler N. Al Basri M. H. Gadalla Michael Argy Edwin Cary Screen Play by R. C. Sherriff; Additional Dialogue by Lajos Biro, Arthur Wimperis; From the Novel "The Four Feathers’ by A. E. W. Mason; Directed by Terence Young, Zoltan Korda; Assistant Director, Peter Maxwell; Color by Technicolor; A CinemaScope Picture; Director of Photography, Ted Scaife, B.S.C.; Art Director, Wilfrid Shingleton; Editor, Raymond Poulton; Production Manager, Raymond Anzarut; Exterior Photography in the Sudan, Ted Scaife, B.S.C.., Osmond Borradaile; Unit Manager, R. L. M. Davidson; Assistant to the Producer, Geoffrey Boothby; Camera Operator, Robert Day; Continuity, Pamela Davies; Dubbing Editor, Audrey Bennett; Assembly Cutter, Valerie Leslie; Sound Supervisor, John Cox; Sound Recordists, Buster Ambler, Red Law; Make-up, Tony Sforzini, George Partleton; Wardrobe Supervisor, Bridget Sellers; Music Composed and Conducted by Benjamin Frankel; Produced by Zoltan Korda; A Zoltan Korda Production. A Columbia Picture. Story (Not for Publication) When Harry Faversham resigns his Army commission after his regiment is ordered to active duty in the Sudan, he is sent three white feathers for cowardice by brother officers Jack Durrance, Tom Willoughby and Peter Burroughs. A fourth is given him by his own fiancee, Mary, daughter of retired General Burroughs. To prove his courage, Harry makes his way to the Sudan, disguises himself as a mute member of the Sangali tribe, and rescues Durrance when he is left blind on a Sudanese battlefield. Harry later frees both Willoughby and Burroughs from an Arab prison and leads the assault that wins victory for the British. Thus enabled to return three of the feathers, Harry returns to England; Mary gladly takes back her own white feather when Harry audaciously contradicts one of her father's exaggerated war reminiscences. (Running Time: 107 Minutes) Official Billing COLUMBIA PICTURES presents ZOLTAN KORDA'S Production LAURENCE HARVEY @ ANTHONY STEEL JAMES ROBERTSON JUSTICE STORM OVER THE NILE CinemaScope introducing MARY URE with GEOFFREY KEEN RONALD LEWIS IAN CARMICHAEL 25% Color by TECHNICOLOR 25% Screenplay by R. C. SHERRIFF 25% From a Novel by A. E. W. MASON 15% Directed by TERENCE YOUNG and ZOLTAN KORDA 25% Produced by ZOLTAN KORDA 25% ‘Storm Over Nile’ Filming in Africa Took Much Planning A film unit far from its studio home base, in a foreign locale and literally living off the country, can only be compared to the combined operations of a military invasion force. Complicated planning and ingenious improvisation were the continuing order of the day for Zoltan Korda’s production of “Storm Over the Nile,” the spectacular Columbia Pictures’ adventure drama of the African Sudan now at the...... Theatre. Laurence Harvey, Anthony Steel and James Robertson Justice are starred in the drama that introduces Mary Ure in color by Technicolor and CinemaScope. A unit of 25 people, together with film equipment, had to be transported to the African Sudan and then supplied with the thousand and one items necessary to film production. The unit slept and ate in tents some 50 miles across the desert from Khartoum, at Sabaloka, two miles from the banks of the Nile. A field kitchen was established and water came in daily on trucks. As the unit could only transport from England the very basic necessities of equipment, wardrobe, etc., most of the other requirements were hired or made on the spot. Sandals for natives in the crowd; camels for battle scenes; anything from a turban to a can-opener was supplied by local sources. For the many battle scenes in “Storm Over the Nile” members of the Haddendoah tribe were enrolled by the hundreds. Camels for the spectacular dervish charge against British infantry were all found locally through the help of an influential Sudanese tribal chieftain. Featured players in “Storm Over the Nile’ include Geoffrey Keen, Ronald Lewis and Ian Carmichael. R. C. Sherriff’s screen play is from a novel by A. E. W. Mason. Terence Young and Korda directed the spectacular drama. Epic Expert Made ‘Storm Over Nile’ If there is such a thing as a specialist in screen _ spectacle, then the title could well apply to film-maker Zoltan Korda, brother of the late Sir Alexander Korda and producer of Columbia Pictures’ “Storm Over the Nile,” the spectacular adventure drama of the Great Sahara at the ....... Theatre. The drama stars Laurence Harvey, Anthony Steel and James Robertson Justice and introduces Mary Ure, in color by Technicolor and CinemaScope. Zoltan Korda has directed “Sanders of the River,” co-directed “Elephant Boy,’ directed “Drums,” was associate producer of “The Thief of Bagdad,” directed “Four Feathers,” “Jungle Book,” “Sahara” and ‘CounterAttack.” He made “The Macomber Affair,’ “The Giaconda Smile” and “Cry the Beloved Country.” Featured in “Storm Over the Nile’ are Geoffrey Keen, Ronald Lewis and Ian Carmichael. R. C. Sherriff scripted from a novel by A. E. W. Mason. Terence Young and Korda directed. Really Made Up! Handsome Anthony Steel, who stars with Laurence Harvey and James Robertson Justice in Columbia Pictures’ thundering drama of the Sahara, “Storm Over the Nile,” now at the ......... Theatre in color by Technicolor and CinemaScope, plays a mute Sangali tribesman through most of the picture; his make-up took two hours to put on and nearly as long to wash off. ‘Storm Over the Nile’ Star Built His Career Carefully No rocketing comet to blaze a brief moment in the movie firmament and vanish without a trace, Anthony Steel achieved stardom slowly, even laboriously. That he built his stardom to last is evidenced by his solid performing in Columbia Pictures’ “Storm Over the Nile,” the spectacular adventure drama now at the ‘peel Theatre in color by Technicolor and CinemaScope. Laurence Harvey and James Robertson Justice also are starred in the Zoltan Korda Production in which lovely Mary Ure makes her screen bow. Although born in England, Steel spent much of his childhood in India where his father, a regular army officer, was stationed. Returned to England for schooling, Steel cut short his stay at Cambridge University to join the Grenadier Guards, saw service in the war and was badly wounded. When he was demobilized in 1945, Steel’s perseverance won him an interview with the J. Arthur Rank Organization and, ultimately, a contract. He played small parts in a number of films until his big chance came. He was cast as one of the three escapees in “The Wooden Horse.” The public and critics alike heaped praise on him, and since then he has steadily risen to an established position among top ranking British film stars. In “Storm Over the Nile,” Steel plays a young man who enters the Army against his will, reluctantly upholding family tradition. Fearing he will never make a good officer and will endanger the lives of his men, he resigns his commission when his regiment is ordered into overseas action. How Mat 1-B; Still No. 9A “STORM OVER THE NILE,” spectacular new adventure film at thes see ae Theatre in CinemaScope and color by Technicolor, puts British star Anthony Steel into Arab disguise. he returns the four white feathers sent him by brother officers and his own fiancee makes “Storm Over the Nile” an unusual, exciting and spectacular adventure. Featured in “Storm Over the Nile” are Geoffrey Keen, Ronald Lewis and Ian Carmichael. A Zoltan Korda Production, “Storm Over the Nile” was penned for the screen by R. C. Sherriff from a novel by A. E. W. Mason. Terence Young and Korda directed. Korda also produced the drama. Laurence Harvey’s Youth Crowded with Adventure The real lives of film stars sometimes exceed in fascination the reel lives dreamed up for them by imaginative film writers. A case in point is Laurence Harvey, who stars with Anthony Steel and James Robertson Justice in Columbia Pictures’ mighty spectacle of the Sudan, “Storm Over the Nile,” at the ........ Theatre in color by Technicolor and CinemaScope. Not many Mat 1-A; Still 114A LAURENCE HARVEY hides from a desert enemy in “Storm Over the Nile,” cat. thes. fo Theatre in CinemaScope and cslor by Technicolor. Anthony Steel and James Robertson Justice also star. young actors can boast, as can Harvey, of having served their country in two of its armed forces before the age of 19. Born in Lithuania, Laurence went to South Africa with his parents. When he was 14, he decided he had had enough schooling, ran away and joined the South African Navy. Parental objections got him discharged but Laurence was soon off again, this time to join the Army. He saw service in Egypt and Italy and, when World War II ended, was still only 19. Back in Johannesburg, Harvey went to England to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first professional appearance was with the Manchester Repertery Company. His performances in his first two films gained him bigger roles in “Man on the Run,” “Cairo Road” and “The Black Rose.” An interlude of stage work and he was back in films. In 1952, he joined the famed StratfordUpon-Avon Company at the Memorial Theatre where he soon established himself as a brilliant Shakespearean actor in a nation where good Shakespearean actors abound. Such films as “Women at Twilight,” “Innocents in Paris” and “The Good Die Young” paved the way for a Hollywood film, “King Richard and the Crusaders.” Harvey next played Romeo in the highly acclaimed “Romeo and Juliet,’ which won him great personal praise. He then made “T Am a Camera” and his current “Storm Over the Nile.” Featured in the Zoltan Korda Production are Geoffrey Keen, Ronald Lewis and Ian Carmichael. R. C. Sherriff penned the screen play from a novel by A. E. W. Mason. It was directed by Terence Young and Korda.