The Long Duel

The Long Duel is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Charlotte Rampling and Harry Andrews. It is set in British-ruled India of the 1920s but was filmed in Spain.

Plot
Superintendent Stafford of the United Provinces Police has his men arrest an entire tribe on vague allegations of poaching and theft in British India. Sultan, their leader, is also arrested and held in a cell with criminals in Fort Najibabad. Sultan, his wife Tara and many others manage to break out, but Tara and her newborn child both die. Sultan, with the help of his men, revolts against the oppressive British, leading to bitter battles and a final showdown.

Cast

 * Yul Brynner as Sultan
 * Trevor Howard as Young
 * Harry Andrews as Stafford
 * Charlotte Rampling as Jane
 * Virginia North as Champa
 * Andrew Keir as Gungaram
 * Laurence Naismith as McDougal
 * Maurice Denham as Governor
 * George Pastell as Ram Ghand
 * Antoñito Ruiz as Munnu
 * Imogen Hassall as Tara
 * Paul Hardwick as Jamadar
 * David Sumner as Gyan Singh
 * Rafiq Anwar as Pahelwan
 * Shivendra Sinha as Abdul
 * Zohra Sehgal as Devi
 * Dino Shafeek as Akbar
 * Patrick Newell as Colonel
 * Jeremy Lloyd as Crabbe
 * Terence Alexander as Major
 * Marianne Stone as Major's Wife
 * Edward Fox as Hardwicke

Production
The film was to be shot in India with British and Indian financing. When the Indian financing fell through, the film was then shot in Spain with Rank Films providing the entire budget. It was the first time Rank entirely financed a movie in 20 years.