Bhowani Junction (1956)


Bhowani Junction
Release Date01 May 1956
TaglineM-G-M's Drama Aflame With Love And Revolt!
GenreDrama, Adventure, Romance
CountryUSA
UK
Filming LocationsLahore & Northwestern Railway, Pakistan
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix4-Track Stereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Drama
ThemesColonialism, Love Triangles, Political Unrest
TonesSweeping, Lavish, Passionate, Stirring
TagsCross Cultural Relations, Half Breed, Life Choices, Love, Love Triangle, Rape, Romance, Sabotage, Self Defense

Bhowani Junction is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1952 novel Bhowani Junction by John Masters made by MGM. The film was directed by George Cukor and produced by Pandro S. Berman from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and Ivan Moffat.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Victoria Jones

Col. Rodney Savage

Patrick Taylor

Surabhai

Ranjit Kasel

Govindaswami

Peter Illing
Ghan Shyam aka Davay

Thomas Jones

The Sandani

Lt. Graham McDaniel

Alan Tilvern
Ted Dunphy

Eric Corrie
Man-at-Arms

Man on Train

Dharma Emmanuel
Sentry

Raymond Francis
Captain Cumberly

Harold Kasket
Proprietor of Restaurant

Trailer Narrator

Director

Writer

John Masters

Ivan Moffat

Producer

Pandro S. Berman
producer

Original Music

Miklós Rózsa
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Cinematographer

Freddie Young

Editor

George Boemler
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Frank Clarke
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Casting Director

Irene Howard
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Art Director

Gene Allen
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John Howell
-

Costume Designer

Elizabeth Haffenden
-

Makeup Department

Charles E. Parker
makeup artist

Pearl Tipaldi
hair stylist

Production Manager

Stanley Goldsmith
production manager

Dora Wright
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James H. Ware
assistant director

Sound Department

A.W. Watkins
recording supervisor

Sash Fisher
sound recordist

Special Effects

Tom Howard
photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Stephen Dade
additional photographer

Jim Dawes
grip

Skeets Kelly
camera operator

assistant camera

Editorial Department

Hoyningen Huene
color consultant

Music Department

Miklós Rózsa
music supervisor

Eugene Zador
orchestrator

Other Crew

Angela Martelli
continuity

Eva Monley
production assistant

Robert Porter
stand-in: Stewart Granger

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Warner Home Video

Miscellaneous

The Pakistan Government
grateful acknowledgment






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by George Cukor
A Double Life (1947)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Bhowani Junction
Camille (1936)
Gaslight (1944)
Holiday (1938)
Justine (1969)
Les Girls (1957)
Little Women (1933)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Our Betters (1933)
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Rockabye (1932)
Susan and God (1940)
The Actress (1953)
The Blue Bird (1976)
The Women (1939)