The Brigand of Kandahar
1965 · 82 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 677 VOTES · DIR. John Gilling
Overview
1880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensive against the colonial enemy. They capture a foreign journalist and Case recounts his story of false accusation on trumped-up charges, instigated by the bigotry and racism of his commanding officers. Following a successful attack by the British against the rebels Case is brutally shot by Colonel Drewe, his accuser. The journalist returns home determined to report the true story of The Brigand of Kandahar.
Dialogue Timeline — 784 lines
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00:01:41 Hey, Ito.
00:04:30 - Where is Captain Connelly; - He was captured, sir.
00:06:12 that might have resulted in Captain Connelly's rescue ;
00:07:58 Oh... God!
00:10:01 l am innocent.
00:14:32 I'd like to know why.
00:17:25 I was under the impression he was my servant.
00:18:59 l have no fear of death.
00:21:51 but they can never resist a skirmish.
00:26:36 I'm curious to know why you didn't make me the same proposition.
00:29:16 - Prisoners ready to move off, sir. - Thank you , Colour Sergeant.
00:31:46 It's, er, a subject I'm sure that's still quite painful to you .
00:33:29 But I really am only interested in the basic facts.
00:35:27 Stand him up against that wall.
00:37:18 Any questions ;
00:41:37 Sahib. It was one of the prisoners.
00:43:12 Now, give me something I can write about.
00:45:38 So you did it to save him from further suffering;
00:48:01 And Rattu hates him as much as l do.
00:51:16 We fight soldiers, not women and children.
00:56:58 Take the woman and shoot her.
01:01:22 - It's all right. - How the devil did you get away;
01:06:00 Fire!
01:16:59 Goodbye, Colonel.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed784
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:01:41
Final line01:16:59
Production Record
DirectorJohn Gilling
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes677