This is such a heartwarming film. The interaction between David NIVEN and the kid is brilliant. For me this is one of DAVID NIVEN best performance. A great feel good film to watch.

As a kid growing up in the late '80s to early '90s this movie was on UK terrestrial TV quite a bit. Pretty sure ITV featured it a few times a year daytime to early evening on Saturdays. Always found it very emotive. The old stager regaling the young kid who hangs on his every word with fantasies of an imagined life that he wished he'd had and no adults around to debunk his false valour. Then having to face up to the realities of the world and how real danger is never as romantic as the fantasy. Niven really was a classy actor. There's a warmth, sincerity and even a quaint almost regality to him. Very much a gentleman of a time long past. Roger Moore always commentated that of all the friends he lost through the passing of time that Niven's was the most affecting due to how much of a wonderful person he was. May he Rest in Peace.

David Niven - pure class. What a giant of an actor.

Proud to see Allahyarham Dato' Mustapha Maarof & Noor Kumalasari in this film…..the location was shot around Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands and Malacca😎

Like someone else said, anything with David Niven is always worth watching.

I watched this man in "55 Days in Peking" movie about the Boxer rebellion, as The British Ambassador

Anything David stars in is brilliant.Even when he was only an extra with a small role he brought redeeming qualities to an other wise B rated movie.Sadly missed,RIP.

I remember going to see this movie at the drive-ins, when I was a young boy. Great film. How the years have gone so quick.

You must be able to look at yourself in the mirror and not feel shame If you are selfish or dishonest with people then you cannot look them straight in the eye And you yourself will no longer have a soul worth looking at! The Japanese father to his son What a wonderful Speech

I used to love this film as a kid. The music takes me right back through time.

This movie was shot in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during the 70's......but in this movie it was called Gulangong........many of the supporting actors were malaysians......nice to see the city during the 70's, bring back fond memories esp the Cable car at Bt.Nenas which does not exist anymore and that place is now stand the KL Tower and tha KL eco Park.

Not watched this since a child and now 56 and not ashamed to say it still brought a lump to my throat . David Niven looked so much like my father so that’s probably another reason ,,

Excellent movie! RIP all the great actors herein who have passed on.

A very Enjoyable Movie. I first watched it in 1978. A joy to Watch Again. Sadly the Two Great Stars ( David Niven and Toshiro Mifune ) and most of the Co- Stars are no Longer with us. May They All be Resting In Peace. A very Big Thank You to Flick Vault for Sharing this Wonderful Gem of a Movie.

The police outriders on the bike looking into the villains car is my younger brother. It was a very good movie. Still remember the areas where it was filmed.

I was 11years old when this movie was made. Saw it when i was a kid and could identify with it as a young kid still today it's a great movie to watch and my own son's who are now adults enjoyed watching the movie when they were younger. A lot of good lines especially the part of looking at one's self in the mirror! All the actors played their parts to perfection and a great family film to watch over and over again.

"It is not such a terrible thing to dream of glory..." To me that is the most amazing thing I've ever heard in a movie. I felt like as if my Father was speaking to me. Yes we all dream of doing great things & becoming more than all our expectations combined. To reach a place of absolute glory or greatness or impeccable integrity. No amount of training or discipline can enable us to reach this place of impeccable rectitude in character or perfection. But its a dream worth dreaming. If not in our ability then may be a miracle of God can make this a reality. What's your dream? Because at times dreams do come true.

34:00 .... By the way ... A true story: Hardy Krüger repeated many times in an interview that he was often quite lucky - including on Christmas Eve in 1943. At that time he was buried with his family after a bomb hit in the basement of the house. Krüger reported that he was "simply the smallest" and was therefore able to escape through an air shaft and free his family and the other residents of the house. As he went on to say, there is a possibility that he indirectly made the acquaintance of one of his future acting colleagues: James Stewart (1908-1997) might have thrown the bomb on the house. He later became friends with him in Hollywood and asked Stewart about it. And indeed Stewart flew exactly this attack. In retrospect, he even hopes that it was his bomb that hit his house: "Because it was a friend." Hardy Krüger starred with James Stewart in the film Flight of the Phoenix (1965).

Don't think, I've ever seen this or heard of this movie? But, one thing I do know... David Niven wasn't a pretender. He actually did serve as an officer in the pre-World War 2 British Army and during the War. He was a Commando and also, worked on films, during the war. So, even though the character was faking his military service... He really wasn't. BTW, I always like movies, David was in. He was very much a gentleman.

I remember watching this when l was 8 on ITV at around 8.00pm on a Friday evening in 1978,l was in tears at the end of it,l never realized a film could make one cry,it was a good memory. Great film.

Remember seeing this as a teenager. Charming, the old stager and the kid make a great teaming. Really enjoyable film, old fashioned, in the best way.

Nice movie, i have always been a fan of David Nivens and you have to love the little boy's charm. Small children and animals share innocence always a pleasure to be in their company.

good ol Toshiro Mifune the one Japanese actor that every westerner knows of

A marvellous film with the irony... That David Niven 'was' actually that man... That hero... Wonderful...

Why this type of story doesn't available these days, I loved this story.

Thank you for making this film available! David Niven played his role beautifully, as did young Kazuhito Ando. Toshiro Mifune, as always, lends his commanding presence onscreen. Nowadays, the actions of David Niven's character Walter Bradbury would be condemned as *stolen valor*, particularly by overzealous vets who are tired of seeing unscrupulous individuals with phoney military credentials dupe people. Yet his commitment to saving his young ward makes him the hero that anyone, military vet or otherwise, aspire to be.

First time watching this classic movies 1975s best pairing from datuk mustafha maarof & noorkumalasari the best...during that time 1975s I'm 5 years old...i love so much classic movies 50s,60s,70s...condolences for the great actors who have passed away,may rest in peace

He is one of few actors that brings His actions out like it was him doing it Like john wayne actors like that are beilvable

The young boy was simply brilliant, he made the movie.

I don't know about David Niven in North Africa, but he certainly was one of Montgomery's "phantoms" in Northwest Europe. These were Monty's personal frontline observers/reporters and intelligence officers. One time in the Ardennes in the Battle of the Bulge Dec44 he emerged from behind German lines and was suspiciously interrogated by some GIs. Finally, David lost his patience and told them co-star Betty Grable could vouch for him, whereupon our guys remembered him in the film. :-) Niven came from a military family, although there is question about who his biological father actually was, and attended Sandhurst - the British Army's West Point. After graduation, he was apparently bored and something of a discipline problem. He got into trouble on Malta - it may have been something about young naval officers' wives while they were at sea - and was about to be court-martialed, when he DESERTED and fled to America! He had odd jobs in New York City and then went out to Hollywood, where he was an immediate hit with its British actors/colony there, and got movie roles. His acting was always self-deprecating and actually quite good, but his best role was in Spitfire! with Leslie Howard, about R.J. Mitchell and the development of that splendid fighter plane. When war broke out, Niven immediately returned to Britain - risking the court martial - and returned to service. Churchill went over to him in a London restaurant and publicly commended him for responding to the colours. Niven was commando-trained. During the war, Niven met a sweet English girl, and they had 2 little boys. Clark Gable was a good friend and frequent guest, who loved to play with the kids. One time, Niven looked out the back window and saw Gable out there with them, crying. Carole Lombard was expecting their baby, when her plane crashed and she was killed while on a war bond tour. Gable swore vengeance on the Nazis and became a deadly aerial gunnery instructor and then gunner. Pilots and crews were happy to have him sneak aboard on missions, because he scored hits on German fighters at extreme range and kept them away. After the war, Niven returned to Hollywood, but then tragedy struck, and I'll leave it at that. He was actually a great man. I do wonder if the medals he mentions in the film were indeed his. His missions were dangerous.

The opening music and scenes of the beautiful BA 747-200 livery, lovely cinematrography.

It's nice to watch a movie that doesn't have foul language every other word like a lot of movies these days. Seems swearing has lost its punch since it's the common way to talk now.

Helo... They make film in my country, Malaysia.. Malacca (Melaka)... Kuala Lumpur.. Nice...

What a great quality! I can see my country from the past.

Well, I was surprised. It was a " cute" movie about young and old, dreamers and compassion. Interesting acting and actors.

Such a heartwarming movie...If only real life was as simple as this...Many thanks indeed.

I watched this movie just to catch glimpses of Kuala Lumpur in 1975. Actually took screenshots. Did anyone notice the movie mistakes. Some of the passengers departing the aircraft were also seen departing the airport as though ready to board a plane haha

Filmed in Malaysia, July, 1974. Starring David Niven, Hardy Kruger, Jeff Corey, Ronald Fraser..

Thanks for this video! My childhood favourite movie although most don't know about this movie.

The three actors, David Niven, Toshiro Mifune and Hardy Kruger are all good veteran actors. Three of the best I know of. The child actor Ando was certainly on his way to become famous when he starred in this movie. As a child he certainly was a starring actor as far as I am concerned. He was 11 or 12 at the time. Believe it or not, but he is now 58 years of age. I was 29 when the movie was made. Now I am an antique LOL 🙂

At 2:48 that is Singapore from the air way back in 1974 or so. Marina Bay Sands not there yet as they had not yet reclaimed the land from the Sea. You can see the Singapore River, the War Memorial, Chinatown and the old Pearl Bank Apartments circular looking tower. The Temple he walks into at 6:04 is "Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Ancestral Hall" located at 172 Jalan Petaling in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 08:14 the school girls in the Blue Uniforms are from the Senior Methodist Girls School about one block behind the camera in Kuala Lumpur. The White building is the KTM Train Station in Kuala Lumpur. The tall building on the left is the old UMBC Building (United Malayan Banking Corporation) now hidden by other buildings. The fort visit at 34:56 is St. John's Fort in Melaka, Malaysia. The skyride @ 23:00 is the KL Eco Park. In the background is the AIA Building and that same year JRA Terrorists took 53 hostages from the US and Swede Embassies there. The Kulagong Police Headquarters seen at 43:34 is the actual Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police Station. Still there but since renovated. All Malaysian Police Stations are still painted Blue and White like that even today. But the Chinese shops on the right are all gone. Replaced by the LRT line. The building the Ambassador enters @ 54:52 says "Foreign Ministry" but is in fact the KTM Railway admin building. We even see Niven ride past both the KTM station and admin building when he is in the limo before arriving at the Ambassadors home. In several scenes with newsmen (The Martial arts at the Fort, The Ambassador at the Foreign Ministry, and the Helicopter shots) they have disguised one of the Panavision cinematic movie cameras as a News Camera. You can tell as they covered the large film mags with a white waterproof bag to hide the Panavision name. Most News teams by 1975 were already using videotape and had stopped using film even abroad years earlier. Tape is much easier and faster to process for news. Film has to be developed then printed. Same with the chopper shots as the Panavision cameraman is in there filming but disguised as a News Cameraman. The German Journalist even takes the camera from him when rescuing David Niven late in the movie. So they had to have at least two Panavision cameras working the scenes since in many scenes we see the "B" camera disguised. Look at the lenses on it too. News Cameras never had such expensive cinematic lenses. All in all a decent film too watch and fun to see Malaysia 46 years ago. In various scenes you can hear the local Malay language. Even on the radio when listening to an announcement at 1:28:54. It's entirely in the local Malay language. The announcement says that all of the 5 PRP terrorists in custody will be killed. That's why they bring a white flag to Niven as they realize their plan is backfiring on them.

Oh there is noorkumalasari .she is so beautiful at the age 19 years old

Just wonderful, and it becomes very moving in the latter part; I can't think how I missed this up until now. Niven is just perfect for his role, and the Ambassador and his son are well played too.

Thanks so much. I'm a handicapped veteran. I used to climb and hike back east. I've been on top where the Atomic bomb was made. There are loads of ruins on the way up and on top....in New Mexico. Bring some climbing shoes for the steep slabs. And get better approach shoes. Mine are Asolo. I love them. Great videos.

I love this movie! Bought a 16mm print on a whim and fell in love.

Film in Malaysia, wow that was great.

Very watchable... And the 70s bright fashions... I remember them well.

as a an Australian sailor, for a couple of decades, and regualr visitor to Singapore (and Japan) my 'Singas' girlfriend at the time took me to see this downtown when it was released there. Maybe it was a look into the future. For there are now today a million bullshit stories like this. David turned this reprehensible behaviour into an artform, hehe. The Australian website exposing fake military wannabe heroes was shut down only a month ago or so ago. Niven was a favourite of mine since I was a kid, I had read his two books before he made this movie, The Moons A Balloon and Bring On The Empty Horses. This was a great movie. I miss those days.

David Niven 🌟🌟🌟 I loved that actor, he was so good in whatever rol he'd perform .

Very clean and clear story . God movie even children can watch it .

This is a classic..glad you have it on your collection..once again Thanx for upload!

Read the book back in mid 80's, been looking for this movie since then, Thanks for uploading. David Niven, what a fantastic actor.

Many people do not know that David Niven was a graduate of Sandhurst (the British equivalent of America's West Point), served in the British Army as an officer before becoming an actor, and, during World War Two, put his acting career "on hold" to serve with the British Commandoes, finally reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

never seen this one. You have to enjoy a really good story to really appreciate the movie. It is more about the characters and their experiences then anything else.

This movie is not available in my library system, and copies are expensive. So happy it's here--thank you!

What a gem of a movie. Bravo!

Funny thing is that David Niven was in real life a British Commando during WW2. He was the only British actor in the US who returned to Britain and re-enlisted when war broke out. He "re-enlist" because he was a graduate of Sandhurst and served in the British peacetime army in the early 1930's, but got bored with it, deliberately committed insubordination, got sent to military jail, broke out and came to the US.

Datang menonton hari ini..4/1/2024 untuk tengok suasana KL..dan Cable Car Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur suatu ketika dahulu. 😊😊😊

Thanks for sharing I never seen it before and I found that it was a good story

one of my all-time favourites which I always recommend to people when I can.

A very enjoyable film and the first time I have seen it. Worth watching. Thanks for uploading this film.

Awesome movie! Wish they would make more like it.

Loved to watch Kula Lumpur in the 70s. Missed the old Subang Airport.

I’ve been looking online for this film for years after first seeing it sometime in the 80s. Thanks Flick Vault!

It was great to see David Niven again. I always liked him. There was always humor in his characters. First time I seen this one though. Not a great movie, but nice entertainment. Thank you for uploading.

THANK YOU for uploading this movie. I have wanted to see it ever since I read the novel in 1980!

I enjoyed this movie... Thank you!!!

David niven before becoming an actor was a junior officer in british army intelligence in egypt early 1930s. In ww2 he left hollywood to serve as a british commando🐯

Brilliant to cast Ronald Fraser as the British sergeant with an amazingly English oriental daughter who loves steak and kidney pud

I can't believe I've never seen this before, and I'm so glad I've had the chance. What a great film - I wish they still made films like this. It's suitable for the whole family but it's not a cheesy 'family' film. There's no gratuitious sex or violence. Nice to see old troupers like Ronald 'Ron-ron' Fraser (the sergeant in the museum) doing a turn too.

Very cute movie. Don't know how I missed it when growing up. Glad I took the time to watch it and thank you for sharing it. :)

The child actor though quite terrible at times, in line delivery, is likeable and charming despite. The ending of terrorist's plot-line seemed rushed and was slightly uncomfortable. Overall a charming film and a great performance by David Niven. Great Sunday afternoon watch.

It's ironic that in real life David Niven served in the Army during WW2, leaving Hollywood to do so. He refused to discuss his experiences as he felt it was inappropriate to do so.

If people haven't read David Niven's two memoirs, The Moon's a Balloon, and Bring On The Empty Horses, they should. They're brilliant.

Thanks

Man, I needed this movie today. Thanks for sharing.

It's fun to see the culture of the 1970s in this, even if it's in a fictional country. If I were the Japanese diplomat, I'm not sure I'd want to stay in this country after my son was kidnapped by terrorists and the President/Dictator was so unhelpful. Oh well.

Hardy Kruiger one of the best underrated actor in hollywood during his time

It's so nice to see the movie again the last time was 1978 thank you

Another CLASSIC!!

I am so glad to match this old movies, Mr. David Niven.

Nice movie👍. The Castle at 37:25 is Schloss Anif by the town Salzburg in Austria 🍻😀.

Another British film good cast

Thanks uploader great quality too..

What a sweet movie. Unforgetable for me.

Awesome! This was so hard to find, only on vhs or a dvd from Japan which I got! Brilliant now on here! Thanks! The soundtrack theme is awesome! It’s my go to film to remind me of being a kid and seeing this with my grandparents. There’s no end credits as the music at the end is so beautiful with the Ray Conniff singers, such a lovely tune.

Thanks for this

Thanks for the upload. It is a wonderful movie.

Waittttt... Is that Kuala Lumpur?? Oh God... How peaceful it was back then.

What a lovley film 👍👌

Great man Mr Niven. Was in the british SAS (equivalent) during ww11 until injured.

Always love a happy ending! 😍

I enjoyed the movie,Thank you for uploading!

Nothing beats David Niven in his sideburns years......

A Great Movie, Common man dreaming ..... The climax scene what Toshiro mufino says there is no harm to dream big,........👍

He’s a little cutie - bless him ... great film 👍

The archetypal English Gentleman was our David Niven. Apparently shared a beach house with the great Errol Flynn in California and called it Cirrhosis by the sea.

I wasn't expecting much, but this film was actually pretty good.

Very Nice Movie thoroughly enjoyed it... the kid is so good in acting...

👍😃👍GREAT STUFF. I've Been Looking for this film for years. Thank You Very Much👍😃👍