Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Drama/Guns at Batasi
Guns at Batasi poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.7 / 100
1964·Drama / History / War·1h 43m

GUNS AT BATASI

“Outnumbered A Hundred to One - Yet Fighting Like a Thousand Heroes in a Hell Spot Called Batasi!”

An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

Above the Line
John Guillermin·DirectorRobert Holles·ScreenplayLeo Marks·WriterDouglas Slocombe·Director of PhotographyJohn Addison·Original Music ComposerMax Benedict·Editor
Cast
Richard Attenborough·Regimental Sgt. Major LauderdaleJack Hawkins·Colonel DealFlora Robson·Miss Barker-WiseJohn Leyton·Private WilkesMia Farrow·Karen ErikssonCecil Parker·FletcherErrol John·BonifaceGraham Stark·DodgerEarl Cameron·Captain AbrahamPercy Herbert·Parkin
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
John Guillermin·Director
Writing· 5
Robert Holles·ScreenplayLeo Marks·WriterMarshall Pugh·WriterC.M. Pennington-Richards·WriterRobert Holles·Novel
Camera· 1
Douglas Slocombe·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Max Benedict·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
John Addison·Original Music ComposerDon Deacon·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 2
Maurice Carter·Art DirectionStuart Freeborn·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
George H. Brown·ProducerDiana Hawkins·PublicistStuart Lyons·CastingDavid W. Orton·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Barbara Ritchie·HairdresserJohn McCorry·Wardrobe SupervisorC.M. Pennington-Richards·Additional Writing
By the Numbers
74.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Guns at Batasi's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000000
#8FBC8F
Mood
Intense
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a man holding a machine gun, positioned in the upper half of the image. The lower half depicts a silhouette of soldiers in a battle sc”

horrorromance
Key Elements
GunSoldiers
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY JOHN GUILLERMIN

Every catalog entry where John Guillermin is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE DRAMA

Top-ranked films inside drama, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1960S

The best films of the 1960s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows