The 7th Dawn

The 7th Dawn is a 1964 Technicolor drama film starring William Holden, Capucine and Tetsuro Tamba. The film set in the Malayan Emergency was based on the novel The Durian Tree by Michael Keon and filmed on location in Malaysia.

Ferris, whose friendship with Ng makes him and his holdings immune from attack, tries to steer clear of the conflict, but is inexorably drawn in when Dhana is arrested and sentenced to death for carrying explosives for the insurgents. As an additional complication, Candace Trumpey Susannah York, the daughter of the British Resident whom Ferris had met at the end of the war, is infatuated with the worldly Ferris. The naive Candace offers herself as a hostage and falls into Ngs hands he threatens to kill her if the sentence on Dhana is carried out. Ferris offers to flush Ng out in exchange for Dhanas life, but is given only seven days to do so.The films score was composed by Riz Ortolani. The theme song The Seventh Dawn was sung by The Lettermen on the movie soundtrack. Their version can be reviewed on YouTube. Sergio Franchi recorded the song on a 1964 single RCA 478409 and Roland Shaw provided an instrumental cover version. ........

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