Drama · War
Guns at Batasi
Outnumbered A Hundred to One - Yet Fighting Like a Thousand Heroes in a Hell Spot Called Batasi!
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
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Top Cast
Richard Attenborough
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Jack Hawkins
Colonel Deal
Flora Robson
Miss Barker-Wise
John Leyton
Private Wilkes
Mia Farrow
Karen Eriksson
Cecil Parker
Fletcher
Errol John
Boniface
Graham Stark
Dodger
Directed by
John Guillermin
Production
20th Century FoxReviews
TheVidiot
7/105/17/2022
After watching ZULU for the umpteenth time I was in the mood for another tale of British soldiers under siege in a foreign land and stumbled across a recommendation for GUNS AT BATASI, a B&W film I had not previously heard of. Pinewood studios fills in for an unnamed African nation recently granted independence by Britain. A British military presence remains at the base for the 2nd Battalion African Rifles at Batasi, commanded by Colonel Deal (Jack Hawkins ZULU). The Brits are to provide training and assistance to the new government. During an up swell of protests breaking out, military command of the base is transferred to the Africans, led by Captain Abraham (Earl Cameron REVELATION). However, many of the African soldiers, led by Lieut. Boniface (Errol John SHEENA), are sympathetic to
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