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Windom's Way (1957)

Windom's Way poster
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Malaya, a British doctor tries to navigate local tensions during a colonial conflict. He struggles to stay neutral as violence escalates between the British authorities and the insurgents.

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What happens

Windom's Way is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Peter Finch and Mary Ure. Made in Eastman Color, it is set during the Malayan Emergency. Neame said it "wasn’t a very good film." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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