Bhowani Junction (1956)
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100% of critics liked it
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28% want to see it
(582 ratings)
Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during India's battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Gardner returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she… More Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during India's battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Gardner returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she really is, are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger, whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction, and Bill Travers, another half-caste. When she kills a potential rapist in self-defense, Gardner is given comfort by Communist insurrectionist Peter Illing, further dividing her fidelities. A climactic attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi provides a rousing finish to this romantic melodrama. Bhowani Junction was adapted from the novel by John Masters. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Cukor
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance
Unrated,
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com
... a Hollywood drama with an old-fashioned sense of storytelling and a modern (for the time) approach to colonialism, bigotry and identity.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
A powerful romantic drama - and look at nonviolent protest in India.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Ava Gardner gives one of her strongest performances as an Anglo-Indian woman in love with three men, but despite on-location shooting, pressures from the censors diluted the sexual and racial tensions.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film had an intimacy about it even as it was epic in scope, something that rarely happens in political films.
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Cast
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Ava Gardner
as Victoria Jones
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Stewart Granger
as Col. Rodney Savage
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Bill Travers
as Patrick Taylor
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Abraham Sofaer
as Surabhai
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Francis Matthews
as Ranjit Kasel
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Marne Maitland
as Govindaswami
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Peter Illing
as Ghamshayam
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Edward Chapman
as Thomas Jones
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Freda Jackson
as The Sadani
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Lionel Jeffries
as Lt. Graham McDaniel
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Alan Tilvern
as Ted Dunphy
