Film

The Drum

1938 · 1h 44m · Adventure · War

MEN BATTLE FOR THEIR LIVES... WOMEN FIGHT FOR THEIR LOVE... IN A MIGHTY SAGA OF CONQUEST ON INDIA'S FRONTIER

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.

Sabu

Prince Azim

Raymond Massey

Prince Ghul

Valerie Hobson

Mrs. Carruthers

Roger Livesey

Capt. Carruthers

David Tree

Lieut. Escott

Desmond Tester

Bill Holder

Francis L. Sullivan

Governor

Archibald Batty

Major Bond

Frederick Culley

Dr.Murphy

Amid Taftazani

Mohammed Khan

Laurence Baskcomb

Zarullah

Roy Emerton

Wafadar

Michael Martin Harvey

Mullah

Martin Walker

Herrick

Ronald Adam

Major Gregoff

Leo Genn

Abdul Fakir (uncredited)

• Zoltan KordaDirector
• A.E.W. MasonWriter
• Alexander KordaProducer
• Henry CorneliusEditor

Release date

April 7, 1938

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Genres

Adventure, War

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