3 guys...and a couple of gals...and the mission that led them through 600 miles of burning hell!
A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, resolved and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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Cast
- John MillsCaptain Anson
- Sylvia SymsSister Diana Murdoch
- Anthony QuayleCaptain van der Poel
- Harry AndrewsM.S.M. Pugh
- Diane ClareSister Denise Norton
- Richard LeechCaptain Crosbie
- Liam RedmondBrigadier (D.D.M.S.)
- Allan CuthbertsonBrigadier's Staff Officer
- David LodgeC.M.P Captain (Tank Trap)
- Michael NightingaleC.M.P Captain (Check Point)
Crew
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector
- T. J. MorrisonScreenplay
- Christopher LandonScreenplay
- Christopher LandonNovel
- Gilbert TaylorDirector of Photography
- Richard BestEditor
- W.A. WhittakerProducer
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