Windom's Way

Windom's Way

1957 · 108 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.

Directed by Ronald Neame · Written by Jill Craigie

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