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Zarak (1956)

Zarak poster
Directed by
Terence Young
Genre
adventure film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
A
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man from a tribal region in the Northwest Frontier goes from being an outlaw to a hero. He fights against a villainous leader and wins the respect of the British military.

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What happens

Zarak is a 1956 CinemaScope adventure film directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt. Set in the Northwest Frontier (though filmed in Morocco), the film stars Victor Mature, Michael Wilding and Anita Ekberg and features Patrick McGoohan in a supporting role. It was written by Richard Maibaum based on the 1949 book The Story of Zarak Khan by A.J. Bevan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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