The read
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do. Most of the 422 1980s romance movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal, a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes0%
Metacritic20/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
139 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart GillardDirector
- Stuart GillardWriter
- Paul HoffertOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Willie AamesDavid
- Phoebe CatesSarah
- Tuvia TaviThe Jackal
- Richard CurnockGeoffrey
- Neil VipondReverend
- Aviva MarksRachel
- Yosef ShiloachAhmed
- Yitzhak Ne'emanBashi
- Yakar SemachAuctioneer
- Shoshana DoarBedouin Woman
- Jerry RosenJackal's Bodyguard
- Riki HalfonBelly Dancer
Stills
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Themes
escapelovedeserttemptation