Men Against the Sun

1952 British film
  • K.S. Sagoo
  • Alastair Scobie
Starring
  • John Bentley
  • Zena Marshall
CinematographyBrendan J. StaffordMusic byEric Spear
Production
company
Kenya Films
Distributed byMonarch Film Corporation
Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
65 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)

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.

External links

  • Men Against the Sun at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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