The Drum

original title:
The Drum
other titles:
Drums
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1938
original length:
96 min. , color
premiere:
10 April 1938, London
genre:
adventure
based on:
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason. The Drum. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937.
director:
Zoltan Korda
film script:
A.E.W. Mason , Lajos Biró
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plot synopsis:
Set in the India of the British Raj. All the Indians are portrayed as untrustworthy, plotting to overthrow their British masters. The only 'loyal' Indian is Prince Azim who tries to warn the British of the impending revolt by tapping out messages on the Drum of the title.
keywords:
colonialism
war:
Britisch-Indian colonial war
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