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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1941 DVD Release: 01/24/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Vci Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: War, War Adventure See Also: Sundown

Adapted by Barre Lyndon from his own Saturday Evening Post short story, Sundown takes place in Africa during WW2. British army major Coombes (George Sanders) cannot abide the local Arab population, and he has even less time for district commissioner Crawford (Bruce Cabot), who has befriended the natives. Crawford is particularly fond of the beautiful Zia (Gene Tierney), whom Coombes suspects of being a Nazi sympathizer. But when the British troops must make their way through treacherous uncharted territory, they are forced to rely upon the guidance of the enigmatic Zia. Cedric Hardwycke spouts reams and reams of symbolic dialogue as the local British bishop, while among the native extras is a very young Dorothy Dandridge. Impressively photographed (by Charles Lang) and directed (by Henry Hathaway), Sundown just misses being as profound as it obviously wants to be. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Bruce Cabot - Capt. Bill Crawford
Gene Tierney - Zia
George Sanders - Maj. Coombes
Cedric Hardwicke - Bishop Coombes
Harry Carey - Dewey
Joseph Calleia - Pallini