Bhowani Junction

Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during Indias battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Ava returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she really is, are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger, whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction, and Bill Travers, another half-caste. When she kills a potential rapist in self-defense, Ava is given comfort by Communist insurrectionist Peter Illing, further dividing her fidelities. A climactic attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi provides a rousing finish to thisromantic melodrama. Bhowani Junction was adapted from the novel by John Masters.

Director: George Cukor
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Actor: Ava Gardner
Actor: Stewart Granger
Actor: Bill Travers
Actor: Abraham Sofaer
Actor: Francis Matthews
Actor: Alan Tilvern
Actor: Raymond Francis
Actor: Eric Corrie
Actor: Harold Kasket
Actor: Marne Maitland
Actor: Peter Illing
Actor: Edward Chapman
Actor: Freda Jackson
Actor: Lionel Jeffries