Very nice looking movie; the restored DVD from VCI fixed up a lot of grain on other DVD releases. Good use of an actual old locomotive; and the Spanish locations do a good job of looking like India. One nice point (a mild spoiler): the two Indian soldiers on the train survive the film, and are useful during the entire journey. Go Team Redshirt! The child actor is much more agreeable than most.

*Spoiler/plot- 1963, A daring British officer and an intrepid American governess risk it all to spirit a five year old prince to safety in this adventure in Northwest India on a rickety old steam train with unusual fellows travelers over a 300 miles with a spy on board.*Special Stars- Lauren Bacall, Kenneth Moore *Theme- English pluck and spirit along with Yankee courage is a good winning combination.*Trivia/location/goofs- British Rank Film production and a film in the memorable Samuel Goldwyn series for fine movie entertainment.*Emotion- It's an enjoyable film of the English in India. Shows the beauty and splendor that is Upper Frontier India and its complex societal issues with religion, race, and culture. The added treat of Ms. Bacall being classy and stubborn is a plus for this adventure film. A gem of a film.

All that you expect from an adventure yarn is present in this absorbing film,often filmed on location in the splendid landscapes of India.A top-notch cast ,with extremely great actors who survive their sometimes cardboard characters and make them endearing:K.Moore,the military man with a good dose of humanity ,L.Bacall,the widow of a physician who tries to carry on her late husband's task in her way,W.H.White ,more British than ever,Herbert Lom,the baddie you love to hate,Ursula Jeans,the chic lady who displays courage and compassion.Plus IS Johar,as Gupta,whom the children will adore.A railroad track movie ,as there are plenty of road movies.Never a dull moment,plenty of suspense and good directing by Jack Lee Thompson.Best scenes -there are plenty of them but this is my favorite-:the travelers stop in a station where a train full of dead bodies is waiting for them.The flies and the vultures are here too.The governess finds a survivor: a little baby ;they will use a glove as a feeding bottle.Thoroughly enjoyable.

Looked up this film doing some quick research on Kenneth More who played the Titanic's Second Officer Charles H. Lightoller , in "A Night to Remember." At the end of that film, Morre's character said something like, we can never be sure of anything again. That comment came to mind in connection with a brief piece I'm writing for my website on plans to develop Ground Zero. The sense of responsibility, reliability and steadfastness that More displayed in Northwest Frontier makes this movie worth seeing if only to remind us that once upon a time the qualities displayed by More in his films were considered not only praiseworthy, but an expression of simple decency to be emulated. The Google listing for Charles H. Lightoller includes a website (see third listing) that has a long article on Lightoller and the Titanic that concludes with the words on the face of a bronze plaque said to rest near the tragic ships' stern:"The fifteen hundred souls lost here still speak, reminding us always that the unthinkable can happen, but for vigilance, humility and compassion." My hunch is Kenneth More would agree these words are also appropriate to the souls lost on 9-11.