The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. He gathers in his old unit, most of whom are no longer in top form. One is having nightmares of past indiscretions, another is now drinking, another has lost his nerve. He takes them in captures the leader, but then is unable to make it to the pick up. He encounters a rebel patrol and is trapped unless they can escape before their water runs out.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Mino GuerriniWriter
- Milton KrimsWriter
- Frank WisbarDirector
- Frank WisbarWriter
- Giuseppe MangioneWriter
- William DembyWriter
Cast
- Stewart GrangerCaptain Le Blanc
- Dorian GrayNora
- Carlos CasaravillaBen Bled
- Ivo GarraniColonel Dionne
- Alfredo MayoMayor
- Pablito AlonsoArab Kid
- Hans von BorsodyFritz
- Dietmar SchönherrPetit Prince
- Peter CarstenBarbarossa
- Fausto TozziBrascia
- Leo AnchórizGarcia
- Maurizio ArenaDolce Vita
Stills
Themes
intrigue