West of Zanzibar (1954)
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Directors
Harry Watt
Cast
Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim, Orlando Martins, William Simons, Edric Connor, Martin Benson, David Osieli, Bethlehem Sketch, Edward Johnson, Peter Illing, Stuart Lindsell
The story
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.
Genres
Adventure, Drama, adventure film
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