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Directed by Henry HathawayOrigin USAGenres War,
ActionThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Richard Burton,
John Colicos,
Clinton Greyn,
Wolfgang Preiss,
Danielle De Metz,
Karl-Otto AlbertyRating55%
Libya 1943. Captain Alex Foster, an intelligence officer with the British Army, allows himself to be captured by a German Afrika Korps convoy transporting British prisoners, pretending to be injured. Once integrated with the prisoners, remnants of a commando force and a medical unit, Foster outlines his plans to take over the convoy, with the help of the prisoners, and redirect it towards the Libyan port town of Tobruk., 1h25
Directed by Michael CarrerasOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
WarThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Leo Genn,
Kieron Moore,
Michael Medwin,
Robert Brown,
Michael Caine,
Michael RipperRating60%
Tunisia 1943
As the end of the North African Campaign draws to a close, and the German and Italian forces are being pushed back on Tunis. A company of British Infantry are tasked with holding a small Arab farm against an expected last-ditch counter-attack; the farm's water tower will be used as an observation point by a few Royal Artillery spotters. To defend the farm British Lt. Colonel Derry picks a company led by Major Alan Gerrard; these men have been in the thick of the fighting around Tunis and are greatly reduced in number (described by the narrator as down to barely two platoons). So Gerrard's company set out on foot for the farm; on the way they are joined by Captain Dickie Mead and his signaller, Ames. Arriving at the farm, Gerrard's men chase out the occupants and dig slit trenches out in front of the farm. With the water tower and its ladder in clear view, Mead decides to wait until just before dawn to climb the tower while it is still dark. The next day Mead uses the his position to target the artillery onto the German forces, all is going well until the Germans send out a reconnaissance patrol to pin point the observation post, which Gerrard's men dispose of. With the Germans sure of their position, it becomes a test of nerve for Gerrard's men, seasoned troops and new boys alike. All of them stick it out until they are finally ordered to retreat with their job done. Mead decides to stay behind and cover their escape with artillery fire, leading to the death of Sergeant Major Gill and Private Middleditch. And when Mead finally succumbs to German fire, only the wounded Gerrard is left. With the Germans in the farm and his surviving men well on their way to safety, the mortally wounded Gerrard radios for the artillery to totally destroy the farm, killing Gerrard and the Germans' last chance at the same time., 1h31
Directed by John M. StahlOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Children's films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Henry Fonda,
Maureen O'Hara,
Thomas Mitchell,
Allyn Joslyn,
Reginald Gardiner,
Melville CooperRating65%
In North Africa, experienced Sergeant Kelly (Thomas Mitchell) leads out a British patrol, accompanied by Corporal Colin Spence (Henry Fonda), an unassertive Canadian. When they are attacked by Italian airplanes, they manage to shoot one down, but it crashes on one of their vehicles, killing eight men. Later, Kelly leads the six survivors on an attack of an Italian armored car, but is seriously wounded. He orders Spence to leave him behind; when Spence refuses to obey, he shoots himself. , 2h3
Directed by Sidney LumetOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
WarThemes Films set in Africa,
Prison films,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Sean Connery,
Harry Andrews,
Ian Bannen,
Ossie Davis,
Ian Hendry,
Alfred LynchRating78%
In a British Army "glasshouse" (military detention camp) in the Libyan Desert, prisoners convicted of service offences such as insubordination, being drunk whilst on duty, going AWOL or petty theft etc. are subjected to repetitive drill in the blazing desert heat., 1h43
Directed by Claude Bernard-AubertOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
WarActors Giorgos Fountas,
Titos Vandis,
Koula AgagiotouRating63%
Les habitants de Praxos, village de montagne dans un pays occupé, organisent à leur façon la résistance à l'oppresseur. Face aux représailles, ils décident que toutes les heures un homme traversera le pont qui est la seule voie de ravitaillement de la population. L'action, qui entraîne la mort de tous ceux qui y participent, se prolonge jusqu'à l'aube du troisième jour., 1h50
Directed by Arthur Hiller,
Joseph KaneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Rock Hudson,
George Peppard,
Nigel Green,
Guy Stockwell,
Jack Watson,
Robert WoldersRating63%
In September 1942, Rommel's Africa Korps is only 90 miles (144 km) from the Suez Canal, but running dangerously low on fuel. The British approve a plan to destroy German fuel bunkers at Tobruk in an attempt to cripple Rommel's attack., 1h35
Directed by Denys de La PatellièreOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
War,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
French war films,
Politique,
Political films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Hardy Krüger,
Charles Aznavour,
Lino Ventura,
Maurice Biraud,
Germán Cobos,
Roland MénardRating71%
Le film commence par une présentation de la nuit du réveillon de Noël 1941 et comment les divers personnages du film la fêtent :, 1h30
Directed by Augusto Genina,
Primo ZeglioOrigin ItalieGenres Drama,
WarThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Fosco Giachetti,
Maria von Tasnady,
Gino Buzzanca,
Vivi Gioi,
Gabriele Ferzetti,
Carlo TamberlaniRating67%
The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabitants of Benghazi work to resist the British and discover their military plans. One man, Captain Enrico Berti, appears to be collaborating with the British but is in fact working undercover for Italian intelligence. The film ends with the city being recaptured by Italian troops and their Nazi German allies., 1h28
Directed by Robert WiseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Richard Burton,
James Mason,
Robert Newton,
Robert Douglas,
Torin Thatcher,
Chips RaffertyRating66%
In mid-April 1941, during World War II, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (James Mason) and his Afrika Korps have driven the British Army into headlong retreat across North Africa toward Egypt and the vital Suez Canal. Standing in Rommel's way is Tobruk, a constant threat to his supply lines. The 9th Australian Division are asked to hold the port for two months, at which time they are to be relieved., 1h25
Directed by Luigi ScattiniGenres War,
ComedyThemes Military humor in film,
Political films,
Buddy films,
Le désert,
Guerre du désertActors Buster Keaton,
Ciccio Ingrassia,
Martha Hyer,
Fred Clark,
Lino Banfi,
Renato ChiantoniRating50%
Two US Marines who are so incompetent that they are sent to the European Theatre of Operations end up in the Battle of Anzio where they face the German's giant artillery piece "Anzio Annie".