Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

Turmoil in the great Egyptian desert !

NR 1955 · 107 min · ★ 6.3 · Adventure, Drama, War

In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.

Directed by Zoltan Korda · Written by R.C. Sherriff

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Laurence Harvey John Durrance
Anthony Steel Harry Faversham
James Robertson Justice General Burroughs
Mary Ure Mary Burroughs
Ronald Lewis Peter Burroughs
Michael Hordern General Faversham
Ferdy Mayne Dr. Harraz
Christopher Lee Karaga Pasha
Ian Carmichael Tom Willoughby
Jack Lambert Colonel
Raymond Francis Colonel's Aide
Geoffrey Keen Dr. Sutton

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