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Desert Sands is a american film of genre Adventure directed by Lesley Selander released in USA on 18 november 1955 with Ralph Meeker

Desert Sands (1955)

Desert Sands
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Released in USA 18 november 1955
Length 1h27
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Adventure
Rating52% 2.6122752.6122752.6122752.6122752.612275

Desert Sands is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Danny Arnold, George W. George and George F. Slavin. The film stars Ralph Meeker, Marla English, J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine, Ron Randell, John Smith and Keith Larsen. The film was released on November 18, 1955, by United Artists. The film was based on the 1954 novel Punitive Action, one of a series of French Foreign Legion novels written by John Robb.

Synopsis

A strong force of mounted tribal Arabs launches a surprise attack on a French Foreign Legion fort in the North African desert, having previously intercepted and brutally massacred a relief column en route to the fort. After an Alamo-like battle, the more numerous Arabs capture the fort. Addressing the surviving Legionnaires as captives, the Arab leader makes passing reference to Pan-Islam as a motivation for the attacks.

Actors

Ralph Meeker

(Capt. David Malcolm)Marla English

(Zara)J. Carrol Naish

(Sgt. Diepel)John Carradine

(Jala)Ron Randell

(Pvt. Havers)
And :
John Smith
Keith Larsen
Philip Tonge
Peter Mamakos
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