Western set in New Zealand
Rather "stilted" British version of the western...one would almost expect the dialogue to run along the lines 'I say old chap keep a stiff upper lip...." with a rather grim ending..considering its age it hasn't weathered too badly..Glynnis Johns and Jack Hawkins are always a treat...the unintentional funny bit was the bosomy Ms. Laya Raki tastefully dressed in a grass skirt performing a 'Maori Dance' which to me remsembled a cross between Salome's Dance and that of a belly dancer...still not bad as entertainment if you are prepared to make allowances for the corny dialogue and unconvincing fight sequences....brave pioneers founding another portion of the British Empire while 'civilizing' the natives and then undoing the good work by not practicing what you preach by playing "footsie" with the chief's wife; which for the time when the film was made is rather startling
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