Windom's Way (1957)
Peter Finch plays Dr. Alec Windom, a British medico working in the remote Far Eastern island village of Selim. Feeling a strong bond with the natives, Dr. Windom champions their cause during a tense period of romantic upheaval. Eventually, he is forced to quell a native uprising--and to try to convince the colonial government and the local plantation owners to extend a measure of independence and dignity to the long-suffering islanders. Mary Ure costars as Windom's estranged wife, who comes to realize that her husband's "way" is the right one, while Natasha Parry plays a native nurse who harbors an unrequited love for the doctor. Windom's Way is based on a novel by James Ramsay Ullman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Finch, Mary Ure, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ronald Neame
Synopsis of Windom's Way
Peter Finch plays Dr. Alec Windom, a British medico working in the remote Far Eastern island village of Selim. Feeling a strong bond with the natives, Dr. Windom champions their cause during a tense period of romantic upheaval. Eventually, he is forced to quell a native uprising--and to try to convince the colonial government and the local plantation owners to extend a measure of independence and dignity to the long-suffering islanders. Mary Ure costars as Windom's estranged wife, who comes to realize that her husband's "way" is the right one, while Natasha Parry plays a native nurse who harbors an unrequited love for the doctor. Windom's Way is based on a novel by James Ramsay Ullman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Windom's Way
- Peter Finch - Dr. Alec Windom
- Natasha Parry - Anna Vidal
- Michael Hordern - Patterson
- John Cairney - Jan Vidal
- George Margo - Lansang
- Olaf Pooley - Col. Lupat
- Kurt Sigenberg - Kasti
- Mary Ure - Lee Windom
- Robert Flemyng - George Hasbrook
- Gregoire Aslan - Lollivar
- Marne Maitland - Belhedron
- Sanny Bin Hussan - Amyan
- Martin Benson - Rebel Commander
- John A. Tinn
- Director(s):
- Ronald Neame
- Writer(s):
- Jill Craigie
- Producer(s):
- John Bryan
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