Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom (1957)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama  |   Release Date - Jan 9, 1960 (USA - Unknown), Jan 9, 1960 (USA)  |   Run Time - 100 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Based on a novel by Hammond Innes, the British Campbell's Kingdom is set in the Canadian Rockies. Dirk Bogarde plays Bruce Campbell, a British aristocrat who has been given only six months to live. Inheriting a financially troubled Canadian valley, Campbell finds a new lease on life as he champions the cause of the local citizenry. He is particually effective in standing up to the eco-unfriendly excesses of contractor Owen Morgan (Stanley Baker), whose ethically-challenged dam project threatens to flood the valley. Methodically paced, Campbell's Kingdom rewards the viewer's patience with an abundance of action highlights, the best of which is reserved for last.

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accident, bad-guy, break-up [romantic], car, claim, commuter, conflict, construction, discussion, explosion, flood, fortune [wealth], good-guy, grandfather, grandson, land-scheme, land-war, landowner, love, oil, property, therapist