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Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 nominations total
Ronald Adam
- General Ackerby
- (uncredited)
Anthony Bushell
- Lanson
- (uncredited)
Eric Corrie
- Man-at-Arms
- (uncredited)
George Cukor
- Man on Train
- (uncredited)
Roger Delgado
- Train Driver
- (uncredited)
Dharma Emmanuel
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Raymond Francis
- Captain Cumberly
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaMGM originally planned to film Bhowani Junction on location in India. That is, until the Indian government started making demands seeking script approval and a big tax payment of 12% of the film's worldwide net profit. MGM changed their plans and decided to film instead in Pakistan - whose government was more accommodating and less demanding of the studio. And this made the picture the first Hollywood film produced in that country.
- GoofsWhen Savage is first in Taylor's office giving him orders about the trains, he says, "One of you will have to be in close touch with me at all times so that my trolley patrols do not run into unscheduled trains." He says the word "unscheduled" using the American "sk" pronunciation, but as an Englishman he would have pronounced it using the British "sh" sound.
- Quotes
Col. Rodney Savage: The only people who face reality are too dumb to duck when they see it coming.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
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Ava in fine form
'Bhowani Junction' was one of the few movies where Ava Gardner was allowed to be more than just a beautiful, but inanimate statue. As Victoria Jones, she emotes in ways that one rarely sees her do. Like her character Julie in 'Showboat' Victoria is bi-racial, which is the main theme of the movie. The Pakistani backdrop is gorgeously photographed and it's certainly a testament to location shooting as opposed to studio backdrops. Unsurprisingly, it was well directed by Cukor, especially the interior, dramatic scenes that he is so famous for. The final sequence is a break from that, however, with darkly lit chases and murder. An entertaining diversion; certainly one that fans of Gardner would want to catch.
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- Jun 27, 2003
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- Budget
- $3,637,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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