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Zarak is a 1956 CinemaScope adventure film based on the 1949 book The Story of Zarak Khan by A.J. Bevan. It was directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt.
Feb 9, 2024 · Set against the backdrop of the turbulent Northwest Frontier Province in British India, “Zarak” unfolds with a sweeping narrative that intertwines the fates of its characters. At the center of the story is Zarak Khan (played by Victor Mature), a tribal leader and outlaw known for his defiance against the British authorities.
On the mountainous frontier between British India and Afghanistan, circa 1860s, Zarak Khan kisses Salma, the youngest wife of his father, Haji Khan. Outraged, his father orders Zarak to be flogged to death but spares his life at the urging of an elderly Mullah.
Zarak Khan (Victor Mature, Kiss of Death) — banished from his village after it’s revealed that he is in love with his father’s youngest wife, Salma (Anita Ekberg, La Dolce Vita) — becomes the ruthless leader of an outlaw band on the India-Afghanistan border.
- Terence Young
Zarak Khan was the leader of a group of rebels operating along the India-Afghanistan frontier, who opposed the British presence in India. Under a death sentence from the British, Khan was granted amnesty after he became a spy for the British in Burma (now Myanmar), where he was captured and tortured to death by the Japanese.
- Terence Young
- Victor Mature
Zarak Khan (Victor Mature, Kiss of Death) — banished from his village after it’s revealed that he is in love with his father’s youngest wife, Salma (Anita Ekberg, La Dolce Vita) — becomes the ruthless leader of an outlaw band on the India-Afghanistan border.
Zarak is a 1957 CinemaScope adventure film based on the 1949 book The Story of Zarak Khan by A.J. Bevan. It was directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt. Set in the Northwest Frontier, the film stars Victor Mature, Michael Wilding and Anita Ekberg and features Patrick McGoohan in a supporting role.
