---
title: 'North West Frontier (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Lee Thompson'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/north-west-frontier-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053126/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# North West Frontier (1959)

1959 · 129 min · Adventure, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

North West Frontier is a 1959 British Eastmancolor adventure film starring Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White and I. S. Johar. The CinemaScope film was produced by Marcel Hellman and directed by J. Lee Thompson. It was a commercial success at the British box-office in 1959. The film's success led to J. Lee Thompson beginning his American career as a director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Lee Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-lee-thompson)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank S. Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-s-nugent)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Spoliansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-spoliansky)
- **Producer:** [Marcel Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-hellman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)
- **Editor:** [Frederick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-wilson)

## Cast

- [I. S. Johar](https://cinepixo.com/people/i-s-johar)
- [Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-hyde-white)
- [Lauren Bacall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-bacall)
- [Kenneth More](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-more)
- [Jack Gwillim](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gwillim)
- [Herbert Lom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-lom)
- [Ian Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-hunter)

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