Sundown (1941)
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26% of users liked it
(70 ratings)
Adapted by Barre Lyndon from his own Saturday Evening Post short story, Sundown takes place in Africa during WW2. British army major Coombes (George Sanders) cannot abide the local Arab population, and he has even less time for district commissioner Crawford (Bruce Cabot), who has befriended the… More Adapted by Barre Lyndon from his own Saturday Evening Post short story, Sundown takes place in Africa during WW2. British army major Coombes (George Sanders) cannot abide the local Arab population, and he has even less time for district commissioner Crawford (Bruce Cabot), who has befriended the natives. Crawford is particularly fond of the beautiful Zia (Gene Tierney), whom Coombes suspects of being a Nazi sympathizer. But when the British troops must make their way through treacherous uncharted territory, they are forced to rely upon the guidance of the enigmatic Zia. Cedric Hardwycke spouts reams and reams of symbolic dialogue as the local British bishop, while among the native extras is a very young Dorothy Dandridge. Impressively photographed (by Charles Lang) and directed (by Henry Hathaway), Sundown just misses being as profound as it obviously wants to be. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henry Hathaway
- Written By
- Barré Lyndon, Charles G. Booth
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 31, 1941 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
[A] dazzling combination of Charles Lang's Oscar-nominated photography and director Henry Hathaway's expert staging of several night battles.
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Cast
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Bruce Cabot
as Capt. Bill Crawford
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Gene Tierney
as Zia
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George Sanders
as Maj. Coombes
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Bishop Coombes
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Harry Carey
as Dewey
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Joseph Calleia
as Pallini
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Reginald Gardiner
as Lt. Turner
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Carl Esmond
as Kuypens
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Marc Lawrence I
as Hammud
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Jeni Le Gon
as Miriami
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Emmett E. Smith
as Kipsang
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Dorothy Dandridge
as Kipsang's Bride
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Tetsu Komai
as Kuypens' Shenzi Aide
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Curtis Nero
as Corporal of Askaris
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Darby Jones
as Camel Man
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Jester Hairston
as Native Boy
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Gilbert Emery
as Ashburton
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Blue Washington
as Askari Veteran
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Hassan Said
as Arab Reader
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Woody Strode
as Tribal Policeman
- St. Luke's Choristers
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Kenny Washington
as Sgt. Kumakwa
- Frank Clark
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Frederick Clark
as Ibraham
- Rory Calhoun
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Ivan Browning
as Signal Man
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William Dunn
as Kipsang's Victim
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Eddie Das
as Pindi
