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Sundown (1941)

Sundown poster
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In British East Africa during World War II, an undercover agent and a local official work to stop gunrunners supplying enemy forces. The mission puts their duty and personal loyalties to the test.

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What happens

Sundown is a 1941 American war drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot and George Sanders. It was produced by Jack Moss and Walter Wanger, written by Charles G. Booth and Barré Lyndon, and released by United Artists. Set in British East Africa, the film's adventure story was well received by critics, earning three Academy Award nominations, but it was a failure at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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