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Sahara Cross is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Tonino Valerii with Franco Nero
Sahara Cross (1977)
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Add to a movie listSahara Cross is a 1977 Italian action film directed by Tonino Valerii. It is the first Italian film to use steadicam.
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On en veut au pétrole. Un groupe de terroristes, composé de trois hommes et d'une femme, Nicole, vient d'assassiner les ingénieurs d'un camp d'exploitation. L'I.P.C. (International Petroleum Company) décide alors d'engager un « commando » d'ingénieurs qui soient aussi des « durs ». Grant, Georges, Karl et Jean, aidés du fidèle guide indigène Amida, le sont sans doute...Actors
Franco Nero
(Jean Ballard)
Michel Constantin
(Carl Mank)
Pamela Villoresi
(Nicole)
Geoffrey Copleston
Pietro Valsecchi
(Arabian terrorist)
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