The Royal African Rifles (1953)

Directed by

Lesley Selander

Genre

adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the First World War, an American officer in British East Africa leads a group of soldiers against German forces. The film follows his missions and encounters with local characters.

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What happens

The Royal African Rifles is a 1953 American Cinecolor First World War adventure film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Louis Hayward, Veronica Hurst and Michael Pate. It is set in British East Africa but filmed on location in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The film was the first production of Louis Hayward's production company Associated Film Artists, but Hayward's company made no other films. It was distributed by Allied Artists. The working title was The Queen’s African Rifles. In reality, there was never a military unit called “The Royal African Rifles”, although the King's African Rifles served in Africa during the war. The film was retitled Storm Over Africa in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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