The Wind Cannot Read

Traces the relationship of an Englishman and a Eurasian girl. Based on the novel by Richard Mason.

The film takes place in Burma and India during World War II. British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. They marry in secret and plan on spending his two weeks leave together. Later he is captured by the Japanese army when he is patrolling with a brigadier and an Indian driver in a Japanese-controlled zone. He escapes and returns to his own lines, only to discover that his wife is suffering from a brain tumor.

Credits

Cast
Dirk Bogarde, Yoki Tani, Ronald Lewis, John Fraser
Complete catalog record
The Wind Cannot Read. Rank Organisation Film Productions. Released By Rank Film Distributors. 114 Min., Sd., Color By Deluxe, 35 Mm. A Betty E. Box & Ralph Thomas Production. From The Novel By Richard Mason. © Rank Organisation Film Productions, Ltd.; 31dec58; Lp15773.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q426284 ↗ — length, country