The Journey (1959)
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Synopsis of The Journey
The two romantic leads in this standard but well-acted political drama renew a famous pairing that began with The King and I in 1956. Deborah Kerr is Lady Diana Ashmore, caught at the wrong side of the Hungarian-Austrian border in 1956, and Yul Brynner is Major Surov, a Russian commander who works at the border crossing. With the outbreak of the 1956 rebellion, the Budapest airport is shut down and Diana, along with other international travellers, are forced to reach Vienna by bus. Along for the ride is one of the Hungarian dissenters hunted by the police, Paul (Jason Robards, Jr. in his screen debut). Diana and Paul are in love and she is determined to protect his secret. Major Surov suspects a rebel is hidden on the bus, but he does not know which passenger is the guilty one. As interaction continues at the border, Diana is attracted to the Major and his complex character, even against her will. Their developing relationship and strong personalities carry the story from start to finish. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Journey
- Yul Brynner - Maj. Surov
- Jason Robards, Jr. - Paul Kedes/Fleming
- E.G. Marshall - Harold Rhinelander
- David Kossoff - Mr. Avron
- Gérard Oury - Teklel Hafouli
- Anne Jackson - Mrs. Margie Rhinelander
- Jerry Fujikawa - Mitsu
- Flip Mark - Flip Rhinelander
- Ivan Petrovich - Szabo Bacsi
- Deborah Kerr - Lady Diana Ashmore
- Robert Morley - Hugh Deverill
- Kurt Kasznar - Czepege
- Marie Daems - Francoise Hafouli
- Maurice Sarfati - Jacques Fabbry
- Siegfried Schürenberg - Von Rachlitz
- Anouk Aimée - Eva, Freedom Fighter
- Ronny Howard - Billy Rhinelander
- Charles Regnier - Capt. Ornikidze
- Director(s):
- Anatole Litvak
- Writer(s):
- George Tabori
- Producer(s):
- Anatole Litvak
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