A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
Death Drums Along the River is of 1 hour(s) and 23 minute(s). It is Produced By: Constantin Film, Hallam Productions, Big Ben Films. It was released on 1963-12-20. It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
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