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West of Zanzibar is a British film of genre Adventure directed by Harry Watt released in USA on 17 january 1955 with Anthony Steel
West of Zanzibar (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 january 1955
Directed by Harry Watt
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Rating57%
West of Zanzibar is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Harry Watt and starring Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim and Edric Connor.
It is a sequel to Where No Vultures Fly (1951), from the same director and producer, and continues the adventures of game warden Bob Payton, played again by Anthony Steel. The subject of the film is ivory smuggling, and although the film appears to side with the African natives against economic exploitation, it was banned by the government of Kenya, which considered its approach too paternalistic.
Synopsis
The rural African Galana tribe move to Mombasa following a drought. The tribe's peaceful ways are destroyed by the influence of illegal ivory traders. Game warden Bob Payton turns detective, travelling to Zanzibar to discover the ringleader behind the ivory smuggling. Payton tracks his quarry through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory. Despite obstacles which include crocodiles and rhinos, Payton finally corners the villain. The gang's ringleader has given an African tribe land in return for ivory tusks, but he is repaid for his scheming when the tribe turns on him.Actors
Anthony Steel
(Bob Payton)
Sheila Sim
(Mary Payton)
Orlando Martins
(M'Kwongi)
William Simons
(Tim Payton)
Martin Benson
(Lawyer Dhofar)
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