Simba (1955)
1h 39m
Running Time
January 7, 1955Release Date
Plot.
A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Dirk Bogarde
Alan Howard
Virginia McKenna
Mary Crawford
Basil Sydney
Mr. Crawford
Donald Sinden
Inspector Drummond
Marie Ney
Mrs. Crawford
Joseph Tomelty
Dr. Hughes
Earl Cameron
Karanja
Orlando Martins
Headman
Ben Johnson
Kimani
Huntley Campbell
Joshua
Slim Harris
Chege
Frank Singuineau
Waweru
Glyn Lawson
Mundati
Brian Desmond Hurst
Director
Harry Quashie
Thakla
Anthony Perry
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 7, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom · Kenya
Genres
Wiki.
Simba is a 1955 British war drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, and starring Dirk Bogarde, Donald Sinden, Virginia McKenna, and Basil Sydney. The screenplay concerns a British family living in East Africa, who become embroiled in the Mau Mau Uprising.