Strangers at Sunrise

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Strangers at Sunrise
Directed byPercival Rubens
Screenplay byLee Marcus
Percival Rubens
Produced byAlan Girney
Thys Heyns
Felix Meyburgh
Starring
Cinematography Lionel Friedberg
Edited byBasil Millward
Music byColin Campbell
Production
company
Panorama Films
Distributed byCommonwealth United Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 August 1969 (1969-08-07)(South Africa)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Strangers at Sunrise is a 1969 South African-American film starring George Montgomery.

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Plot

During the Second Boer War in 1900, an American mining engineer is sentenced to death by the British for aiding and abetting the Boer enemy. The engineer escapes from custody and takes refuge at an isolated Boer farm, where he forms a relationship with the Boer family. When three deserters from the British army arrive, the engineer must protect himself and the family.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in late 1968 in South Africa. Deana Martin was Dean Martin's daughter. [1]

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References

  1. Martin Kids as Busy as Dean Manners, Dorothy. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 5 Oct 1968: D30.