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Sundown is a 1941 American war film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Bruce Cabot and Gene Tierney. The film's adventure story, set against a World War II backdrop in British East Africa, was well received by critics, earning three Academy Award nominations but was not a box office success.
Original Release
10/16/1941
US Release
10/16/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gene Tierney | Zia / Graham 'Zia' Fletcher |
| Bruce Cabot | William Crawford / Capt. William Crawford |
| George Sanders | Maj. A. L. 'Herbie' Coombes / Major A.L. Coombes |
| Harry Carey | Dewey / Alan Dewey |
| Joseph Calleia | Pallini |
| Reginald Gardiner | Lt. Rodney 'Roddy' Turner / Lieutenant Roddy Turner |
| Carl Esmond | Jan Kuypens |
| Marc Lawrence | Abdi Hammud |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Bishop Coombes / l'évêque Coombes |
| Gilbert Emery | Ashburton |
Directors
Writers
Barré Lyndon, Charles G. Booth
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gene Tierney | Zia / Graham 'Zia' Fletcher |
| Bruce Cabot | William Crawford / Capt. William Crawford |
| George Sanders | Maj. A. L. 'Herbie' Coombes / Major A.L. Coombes |
| Harry Carey | Dewey / Alan Dewey |
| Joseph Calleia | Pallini |
| Reginald Gardiner | Lt. Rodney 'Roddy' Turner / Lieutenant Roddy Turner |
| Carl Esmond | Jan Kuypens |
| Marc Lawrence | Abdi Hammud |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Bishop Coombes / l'évêque Coombes |
| Gilbert Emery | Ashburton |
| Jeni Le Gon | Miriami |
| Emmett Smith | Kipsang |
| Dorothy Dandridge | Kipsang's Wife |
| Prince Modupe | Miriami's Sweetheart |
| William Broadus | Village Headman |
| Ivan Browning | Signal Man |
| Frank Clarke | Pilot |
| Frederick Clarke | Ibrahim |
| Eddie Das | Pindi |
| William R. Dunn | Kipsang's Victim |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack Moss | Producer |
| Walter Wanger | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture | Nominated |
