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West of Suez

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Premise
Cast
Production
Critical reception
References
External links

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| name = West of Suez
| image = "West_of_Suez"_(1957).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = U.S. theatrical poster
| director = Arthur Crabtree
| producer = Richard Gordon
| screenplay = Norman Hudis
|based on = an original story by Charles F. Vetter (as Lance Hargreaves)
and Norman Hudis
| narrator =
| starring = Keefe Brasselle
| music = Wilfred Burns (uncredited)
| cinematography = Walter J. Harvey (as James Harvey)
| editing = Peter Mayhew
| studio = Amalgamated Productions
| distributor = Astral (UK)
| released = 1957
| runtime = 74 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
| website =
| amg_id =
}}West of Suez, released in the United States as The Fighting Wildcats, is a 1957 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Keefe Brasselle, Kay Callard and Karel Stepanek.^[1]

Premise

An adventurer is hired to assassinate the leader of an Arab movement advocating peace, but is unable to complete his mission.

Cast

Keefe Brasselle as Brett Manders
Kay Callard as Pat
Karel Stepanek as Langford
Ursula Howells as Eileen
Bruce Seton as Major Osborne
Richard Shaw as Cross
Harry Fowler as Tommy
Sheldon Lawrence as Jeff
Alex Gallier as Ibrahim Sayed
Maya Koumani as Men Hassa

Production

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 had to replace him with Arthur Crabtree.^[2]

Critical reception

TV Guide called it an "okay suspense story with a dull romantic subplot." ^[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57538|title=West of Suez|work=BFI}}
2. ^Tom Weaver, The Horror Hits of Richard Gordon, Bear Manor Media 2011 p 18
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-fighting-wildcats-114727/review/|title=The Fighting Wildcats|work=TVGuide.com}}

External links

{{IMDb title|0050395}}

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