The Brigand of Kandahar

The Brigand of Kandahar

84 mins | Adventure | Aug. 9, 1965

1880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensive against the colonial enemy. They capture a foreign journalist and Case recounts his story of false accusation on trumped-up charges, instigated by the bigotry and racism of his commanding officers. Following a successful attack by the British against the rebels Case is brutally shot by Colonel Drewe, his accuser. The journalist returns home determined to report the true story of The Brigand of Kandahar.

The Brigand of Kandahar

84 mins | Adventure | Aug. 9, 1965

The Brigand of Kandahar
1880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensive against the colonial enemy. They capture a foreign journalist and Case recounts his story of false accusation on trumped-up charges, instigated by the bigotry and racism of his commanding officers. Following a successful attack by the British against the rebels Case is brutally shot by Colonel Drewe, his accuser. The journalist returns home determined to report the true story of The Brigand of Kandahar.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Hammer Film Productions
Original title The Brigand of Kandahar
Directors John Gilling
Writers John Gilling

Cast

Oliver Reed

as Ali Kahn

Duncan Lamont

as Col. Drew

Yvonne Romain

as Ratina

Glyn Houston

as Marriott

Caron Gardner

as Serving Maid

Ronald Lewis

as Lt. Case