| 词条 | West of Zanzibar (1954 film) |
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| name = West of Zanzibar | image = "West_of_Zanzibar"_(1954).jpg | image_size = | caption = U.S. theatrical poster | director = Harry Watt | producer = Leslie Norman | writer = Max Catto Jack Whittingham Story Harry Watt | starring = Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim | music = Alan Rawsthorne | cinematography = Paul Beeson | editing = Peter Bezencenet | studio = Ealing Studios | distributor = General Film Distributors | released = March 1954 (UK) | runtime = | language = English | country = United Kingdom | budget = }}West of Zanzibar is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Harry Watt and starring Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim and Edric Connor.[1] It is a sequel to Where No Vultures Fly (1951), from the same director and producer, and continues the adventures of game warden Bob Payton, played again by Anthony Steel. The subject of the film is ivory smuggling, and although the film appears to side with the African natives against economic exploitation, it was banned by the government of Kenya, which considered its approach too paternalistic.[2][3] PlotThe rural African Galana tribe move to Mombasa following a drought. The tribe's peaceful ways are destroyed by the influence of illegal ivory traders. Game warden Bob Payton turns detective, travelling to Zanzibar to discover the ringleader behind the ivory smuggling. Payton tracks his quarry through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory. Despite obstacles which include crocodiles and rhinos, Payton finally corners the villain. The gang's ringleader has given an African tribe land in return for ivory tusks, but he is repaid for his scheming when the tribe turns on him.[2][2][4] Cast
ProductionAt one stage it was planned for the film to be shot in 3-D but this did not happen.[5] Like the first film, it was shot on location in Africa. The unit arrived in Nairobi in January 1953.[6] SoundtrackA popular local dance song during the shoot was a Swahili folk song called "Jambo Sigara Baridl". The filmmakers liked the melody so much they decided to include it as background music. Then it was decided to prepare an English version of the song, with Anthony Steel singing lead vocals, along with a band, the Radio Revellers. When asked if he could sing, Steel replied, "Apart from making gurgling noises in the bath, I've never tried." Steel recorded the song anyway and it was a success on the charts.[7] ReleaseKenya's film censors banned the film on the grounds it would hurt race relations in the country.[8] The film was also banned in India after the protests of African students in that country.[9] Box officeIn 1957, the film was listed as among the seventeen most popular movies the Rank Organisation ever released in the US.[10] Critical reception
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57545 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1954) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2014-02-22}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/west-of-zanzibar/review/122605 |title=West Of Zanzibar Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-22}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1403334/index.html |title=BFI Screenonline: West of Zanzibar (1954) |publisher=Screenonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-02-22}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba757c7 |title=West of Zanzibar | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-02-22}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18514527 |title=You'll See Height, Width, Depth In Colour First "Three-D" Films Here By End Of Year. |newspaper=The Sunday Herald |location=Sydney |date=1 March 1953 |accessdate=13 January 2015 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142719110 |title=LOCATION SEARCH IN AFRICA. |newspaper=South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus |location=NSW |date=26 January 1953 |accessdate=13 January 2015 |page=3 Section: South Coast Times AND WOLLONGONG ARGUS FEATURE SECTION |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118435873 |title=MOVIE NEWS. |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=19 November 1954 |accessdate=13 January 2015 |page=5 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49875447 |title=Kenya Bans A Film. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=20 August 1954 |accessdate=13 January 2015 |page=21 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71804186 |title=Films hurt the Africans. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=21 May 1956 |accessdate=13 January 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^BRITAIN'S MOVIE SCENE: AN AMERICAN FILM EVOLVES IN THE ORIENTBy STEPHEN WATTS. New York Times 24 Mar 1957: 123. 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/west-of-zanzibar/review |title=West of Zanzibar – Sky Movies HD |publisher=Skymovies.sky.com |date=2002-05-23 |accessdate=2014-02-22}} 12. ^{{cite web|last=Crowther |first=Bosley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E2DC1238E23BBC4052DFB766838E649EDE |title=Movie Review – West of Zanzibar – The Screen in Review; Adventure Film, 'West of Zanzibar,' Opens |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1955-01-18 |accessdate=2014-02-22}} External links
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