contemplating changing Khan's nationality in order to offer the role to Errol Flynn, but he eventually decided to make the film a fictional account set in the 19th century. Regular Warwick writer Richard Maibaum wrote the script. Production Filming begin Morocco on 1 November 1955 with Yakima Canutt in charge of the second unit. Victor Mature, under a two-picture deal with Warwick, joined the production on 19 November. Ted Moore, who handled some of the Technicolor/CinemaScope photography, later performed similar work on the early James Bond films, and art director John Box and costume designer Phyllis Dalton later won Oscars for their work on Doctor Zhivago. Richard Maibaum, who adapted A. J. Bevan's novel, went on to adapt such Ian Fleming novels as Dr. No, From Russia, with Love and Goldfinger. Director Terence Young and coproducer Albert R. Broccoli went on to perform the same roles for the early Bond films. Stuntman Bob Simmons, who performed and doubled several stars in the film, noted that Mature refused to ride a horse. When his stunt double Jack Keely was killed in a horse accident on the set, Mature insisted on personally paying for his funeral. The popular chanteuse Yana sang her hit song "Climb Up the Wall" in the film. Studio work took place at Elstree Studios. Release The original film poster was criticised by the House of Lords for "bordering on the obscene" and was banned in the United Kingdom. Legacy The action sequences reappeared in John Gilling's The Bandit of Zhobe (1958) and The Brigand of Kandahar (1965). The film was remade in India as Zarak Khan (1963), starring Paidi Jairaj and Chitra. Soundtrack "Climb Up the Wall" Music by Auyar Hosseini Lyrics by Norman Gimbel Sung by Yana See also List of American films of 1956 References External links 1956 films American adventure drama films British adventure drama films 1950s English-language films Films based on British novels Films directed by Terence Young Columbia Pictures films Films set in the British Raj 1950s romance films Films with screenplays by Richard Maibaum Films scored by William Alwyn Films set in Afghanistan Films shot in Morocco Films shot at MGM-British Studios 1950s American films 1950s British films