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Malaya (1950)

Malaya poster
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of men attempt to smuggle rubber out of Japanese-occupied Malaya. An American adventurer leads a risky mission with local allies to outwit the enemy.

tensegrittysuspensefulwartimedramaticadventurousominous

What happens

Malaya is a 1949 American war thriller film set in colonial Malaya during World War II directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Spencer Tracy, James Stewart and Valentina Cortese. The supporting cast features Sydney Greenstreet, John Hodiak, and Lionel Barrymore, with Richard Loo and Gilbert Roland. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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