Men Against the Sun

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Men Against the Sun
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Directed by Brendan J. Stafford
Written by Alastair Scobie
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Brendan J. Stafford
Music by Eric Spear
Production
company
Kenya Films
Distributed by Monarch Film Corporation
Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Men Against the Sun is a 1952 British historical adventure film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring John Bentley and Zena Marshall. [1] It depicts the attempts to construct a railway in late Victorian Africa. It was shot on location in Kenya. This was unusually ambitious for a second feature film at the time. [2]

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References

  1. "Men against the Sun (1953)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019.
  2. Chibnall & MacFarlane p.180

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