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Guns at Batasi
“Outnumbered A Hundred to One - Yet Fighting Like a Thousand Heroes in a Hell Spot Called Batasi!”
6.9 / 10• 1964• 1h 43m•NR• English
DramaWar
Storyline
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
Cast & Crew
Richard Attenborough
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Lead
Jack Hawkins
Colonel Deal
Flora Robson
Miss Barker-Wise
John Leyton
Private Wilkes
Mia Farrow
Karen Eriksson
Cecil Parker
Fletcher
Errol John
Boniface
Graham Stark
Dodger
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Guillermin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Guns at Batasi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
