Bhowani Junction (film)

• Ava Gardner: Victoria Jones
• Stewart Granger: Col. Rodney Savage
• Bill Travers: Patrick Taylor
• Abraham Sofaer: Surabhai
• Francis Matthews: Ranjit Singh Kassi
• Marne Maitland: Govindaswami
• Peter Illing: Ghan Shyam aka Davay
• Edward Chapman: Thomas Jones
• Freda Jackson: Sandani
• Lionel Jeffries: Lt. Graham McDaniel

Node Bhowani ( Original title: Bhowani Junction ) is an American feature film from 1956, based on the novel by John Masters.

Action

Victoria Jones, a half-Indian, looking for their identity in the throes of insurgency. It is almost raped by a British Army personnel and brings this into self-defense. Your colleague, also an Indian, helps her cover up the crime. Out of gratitude, she is his fiancée. Ranjits mother has connections to a mysterious terrorist. The young woman is now between two cultures and is almost mad with fear. Your supervisor Rodney Savage helps her finally.

Reviews

"One of Cukor's favorite themes, the individual and social identity crisis is here connected with the identity crisis of a nation in transition and as a credible drama presented with impressive crowd scenes. "