Men Against the Sun

Men Against the Sun
Directed byBrendan J. Stafford
Written byAlastair Scobie
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrendan J. Stafford
Music byEric Spear
Production
company
Kenya Films
Distributed byMonarch Film Corporation
Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Men Against the Sun is a 1952 British historical adventure film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring John Bentley and Zena Marshall.[1] It depicts the attempts to construct a railway in late Victorian Africa. It was shot on location in Kenya. This was unusually ambitious for a second feature film at the time.[2]

Main cast

  • John Bentley as Hawker
  • Zena Marshall as Elizabeth
  • Liam O'Leary as Farher Dowling
  • Alan Tarlton as Tanner
  • Edward Johnson as Salim

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men against the Sun (1953)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ Chibnall & MacFarlane p.180

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.


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