''Strangers at Sunrise'' is a 1969 South African-American film starring George Montgomery.

Plot

During the

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in 1900, an American mining engineer is sentenced to death by the British for aiding and abetting the Boer enemy. The engineer escapes from custody and takes refuge at an isolated Boer farm, where he forms a relationship with the Boer family. When three deserters from the British army arrive, the engineer must protect himself and the family.

Cast

* George Montgomery as Grant Merrick *

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as Julie Beyers * Brian O'Shaughnessy as Corporal Caine

Production

Filming took place in late 1968 in South Africa. Deana Martin was

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's daughter.Martin Kids as Busy as Dean Manners, Dorothy. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 5 Oct 1968: D30.

References

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