The 7th Dawn

The 7th Dawn
Original film poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byLewis Gilbert
Written byKarl Tunberg
Based onThe Durian Tree
by Michael Keon
Produced byCharles K. Feldman
StarringWilliam Holden
Capucine
Tetsurō Tamba
Susannah York
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited byJohn Shirley
Jeremy Saunders
Music byRiz Ortolani
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 2 September 1964 (1964-09-02)
Running time
123 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The 7th Dawn is a 1964 Technicolor drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring William Holden, Capucine and Tetsurō Tamba. The film, set during the Malayan Emergency, is based on the 1960 novel The Durian Tree by Michael Keon and was filmed on location in Malaysia.