The Rear Column Trailer (1980)

"The slow descent into madness of a group of British Army officers abandoned in the Congo." 01 October 1980 207 mins

Set in the jungle of the Congo Free State in 1887–88, the story begins after explorer Henry Morton Stanley, has gone to relieve Emin Pasha, governor of Equatoria, from a siege by Mahdist forces. He leaves behind him a 'rear column' with supplies at the Yambuya camp on the Aruwimi River and instructs them to wait until the Arab slave trader, Tippu Tib, has brought 600 more porters before following on to Equatoria. The play follows the story of the men left waiting in the camp. The officers depicted in the play are based on historical figures.

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Cast

Alrick Riley as Boy

Simon Ward as Ward

Barry Foster as Barttelot

Donald Gee as Bonny

Clive Francis as Troup

Crew

Harold Pinter Director

Simon Gray Writer

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 01 October 1980

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