Night of the Hats

  The Long Duel (1967) In British India in the 1920s Sultan (Yul Brynner) is the leader of a tribe of nomads. Accused of poaching, Stafford the Superintendent has the entire tribe arrested. Sultan is away visiting his wife who is expecting his second child. Returning he’s arrested and thrown into jail with criminals. They escape, along with the men of the tribe and become brigands after Sultan discovers his wife and child have died. Young (Trevor Howard) had warned Stafford against this. With the British unable to stop the raiders, they put a price on Sultan’s head. When this doesn’t work they finally let Young have a force of his own to try and capture them. This also keeps Young away from Stafford’s daughter Jane (Charlotte Rampling), the two developing a romance. After some escapades Stafford sets a trap of his own, letting out a rumour that the women and children of the tribe will be going by train to Delhi. Sultan attacks, leading to a final confrontation between Sultan...