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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.
Zarak is a 1956 adventure film based on a novel by A. J. Bevan. It stars Victor Mature as Zarak Khan, a notorious bandit who develops a grudging respect for Major Ingram, played by Michael Wilding.
- Terence Young
- Victor Mature
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.
Victor Mature is an Afghan tribesman who gets caught making out with one of his father's wives (Hey it's Anita Ekberg!) and is banished only to become an outlaw and rebel leader called Zarak Khan. Zarak becomes such a nuisance that the British send a special envoy to dispatch him.
- Terence Young
- Warwick Film Productions
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.
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.
