West of Suez
1957 British film by Arthur Crabtree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1957 British film by Arthur Crabtree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West of Suez (U.S. title The Fighting Wildcats) is a 1957 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Keefe Brasselle, Kay Callard and Karel Stepanek.[1][2] The screenplay was by Norman Hudis from a story by Hudis and Charles F. Vetter (as Lance Hargreaves).
| West of Suez | |
|---|---|
![Thumb](#/media/File:"West_of_Suez"_(1957).jpg) U.S. theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Arthur Crabtree |
| Screenplay by | Norman Hudis |
| Based on | an original story by Charles F. Vetter (as Lance Hargreaves) and Norman Hudis |
| Produced by | Richard Gordon |
| Starring | Keefe Brasselle |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey (as James Harvey) |
| Edited by | Peter Mayhew |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Astral (UK) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
An adventurer is hired to assassinate the leader of an Arab movement advocating peace, but is unable to complete his mission.
Braselle was meant to direct as well as star but could not get a permit to do so from the British trade union, so producer Richard Gordon replaced him with Arthur Crabtree.[3]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This Anglo-American thriller contains plenty of vigorous action, but the story has many weaknesses, and the characterisation is thinly conventional. Of the international cast, Keefe Brasselle makes an effective Brett and Karel Stepanek is suavely sinister as the German conspirator Langford. Above average camerawork shows off the Middle East backgrounds to good effect."[4]
TV Guide called it an "okay suspense story with a dull romantic subplot."[5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
