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02/02/2007

BBC Two - The Rains of Ranchipur

The wife of a British lord seduces an Indian doctor while visiting Ranchipur.

Drama starring Lana Turner and Richard Burton. The wife of a British lord seduces an Indian doctor while visiting Ranchipur. But disaster strikes with the season's torrential rain.

A big-budget remake of the 1939 film The Rains Came. 

Lana Turner stars as the man-hungry wife of a British lord who falls in love with a dedicated Indian doctor. At first reluctant to submit to the temptress's charms, the doctor finally succumbs. But then disaster hits Ranchipur after the season's torrential rains.

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