---
title: 'The Planter''s Wife (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Annakin'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-planters-wife-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045005/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Planter's Wife (1952)

1952 · 91 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Planter's Wife  is a 1952 British war drama film directed by Ken Annakin, and starring Claudette Colbert, Jack Hawkins and Anthony Steel. It is set against the backdrop of the Malayan Emergency and focuses on rubber planter Jim Frazer and his neighbours who are fending off a campaign of sustained attacks by Communist insurgents while also struggling to save his marriage. The film was retitled Outpost in Malaya in the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Annakin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-annakin)
- **Screenplay:** [Guy Elmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-elmes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allan Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-gray)
- **Producer:** [John Stafford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-stafford)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)
- **Editor:** [Alfred Roome](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-roome)

## Cast

- [Don Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-sharp)
- [Claudette Colbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudette-colbert)
- [Jack Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hawkins)
- [Anthony Steel](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-steel)
- [Bryan Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-coleman)
- [Victor Maddern](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-maddern)

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