Bhowani Junction

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Bhowani Junction

1956,

1h 50m,

Adventure

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Victoria Jones (Ava Gardner) is a half-Indian, half-British woman living in India on the verge of its independence. She is torn between her Indian and her British heritage, just as she is torn between two men. One, Patrick Taylor (Bill Travers), is her childhood sweetheart and fellow Anglo-Indian, while the other is Col. Rodney Savage (Stewart Granger), a British officer assigned to stop demonstrators from preventing the trains from departing the local station on time.

Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Dec 6, 2009

... a Hollywood drama with an old-fashioned sense of storytelling and a modern (for the time) approach to colonialism, bigotry and identity.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Aug 8, 2008

A powerful romantic drama - and look at nonviolent protest in India.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Apr 19, 2007

B-

Ava Gardner gives one of her strongest performances as an Anglo-Indian woman in love with three men, but despite on-location shooting, pressures from the censors diluted the sexual and racial tensions.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Oct 8, 2004

3/5

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jan 1, 2000

B+

The film had an intimacy about it even as it was epic in scope, something that rarely happens in political films.

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Hermione M

Aug 12, 2018

Just watched it again on TCM. VG. Great plot twist at end... stay awake for the two second shot of the train coach!

Harry S

Dec 11, 2017

Excellent re-creation of 1947 India. Gardner's portrayal of the Anglo-Indian girl is quite compelling. This is one of the best films which I have ever seen.

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Rey W

Aug 17, 2017

Bhowani Junction is a decent film. It is about the Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones who seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India. Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. George Cukor did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure and drama plus romance.

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George Cukor

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Ava Gardner

Victoria Jones

Stewart Granger

Col. Rodney Savage

Bill Travers

Patrick Taylor

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Synopsis

Victoria Jones (Ava Gardner) is a half-Indian, half-British woman living in India on the verge of its independence. She is torn between her Indian and her British heritage, just as she is torn between two men. One, Patrick Taylor (Bill Travers), is her childhood sweetheart and fellow Anglo-Indian, while the other is Col. Rodney Savage (Stewart Granger), a British officer assigned to stop demonstrators from preventing the trains from departing the local station on time.

Director: George Cukor
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Screenwriter: John Masters, Ivan Moffat, Sonya Levien
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 1956, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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