Death Drums Along the River

Death Drums Along the River

1963 · 83 min · ★ 5.3 · Adventure, Crime

A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.

Directed by Lawrence Huntington · Written by Harry Alan Towers

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