Story of movie Sundown 1941 Film :
Sundown is a 1941 American war film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Bruce Cabot and Gene Tierney. The film's adventure story, set against a World War II backdrop in British East Africa, was well received by critics, earning three Academy Award nominations but was not a box office success.
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Jack Moss Walter Wanger |
| Written by | Charles G. Booth Barré Lyndon |
| Starring | Gene Tierney Bruce Cabot |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
Production company | Walter Wanger Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | $873,808 |
Jeni Le Gon and Gene Tierney in Sundown (1941)
Screenplay
- Gene Tierney as Zia
- Bruce Cabot as William Crawford
- George Sanders as Major A.L. Coombes
- Harry Carey as Dewey
- Joseph Calleia as Pallini
- Reginald Gardiner as Lt. Roddy Turner
- Carl Esmond as Jan Kuypens
- Marc Lawrence as Abdi Hammud
- Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Bishop Coombes
- Gilbert Emery as Ashburton
- Jeni Le Gon as Miriami
- Emmett Smith as Kipsang
- Dorothy Dandridge as Kipsang's Bride
During production, several of the camels became dehydrated and drank too much water too quickly, causing them to become intoxicated. The camels had to be run in the heat until they regained their composure.
According to Variety the film earned rentals in the US of $1,050,000. The film earned a loss of $658,824.
- Nominated
- Academy Awards
- Best Cinematography - Charles Lang
- Original Score - Miklós Rózsa
- Best Art Direction (Alexander Golitzen, Richard Irvine).
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