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The Sheltering Desert is a film of genre War directed by Regardt van den Bergh with Jason Connery
The Sheltering Desert (1991)
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Add to a movie listThe Sheltering Desert is a 1992 drama film directed by Regardt van den Bergh and starring Jason Connery, Rupert Graves and Joss Ackland. The film was a co-production between Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It is listed in the movie list of the British production company Vine International Pictures Ltd
"The Sheltering Desert" is also the name of the book the film is based upon. It is an autobiographical account written by Henno Martin. Its original German title is "Wenn es Krieg gibt, gehen wir in die Wüste". The English as well as the German edition are published by the German publisher Two Books
Actors
Jason Connery
(Henno Martin)
Rupert Graves
(Hermann Korn)
Joss Ackland
(Col. Johnston)
John Carson
(Harding)
Gavin Hood
(Willi)
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