Simba

1955
1h 39m
Romance
Drama

6.6TMDB(17)

Overview

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.

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Filming locations
Filmed in Kenya and Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in Kenya
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Music
Music by Francis Chagrin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth
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Details

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers: John BainesScreenplay
Anthony PerryNovel
Status: Released
Release date: January 7, 1955
Original language: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Production

Group Film Productions

Cast

Dirk BogardeAlan Howard
Donald SindenInspector Drummond
Virginia McKennaMary Crawford
Basil SydneyMr Crawford
Marie NeyMrs Crawford
Joseph TomeltyDoctor Hughes
Earl CameronKaranja
Orlando MartinsHeadman
Frank SinguineauWaweru
Huntley CampbellJoshua
Slim HarrisChege
Glyn LawsonMundati
Harry QuashieThakla
John ChandosSettler
Desmond RobertsColonel Bridgeman
Errol JohnAfrican Inspector
Ben JohnsonKimani