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Release Year1958
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure, Drama
Votes2
DirectorWolfgang Staudte
WritersWerner Jörg Lüddecke, Johannes Mario Simmel, Emil Burri
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsEscape from Sahara
About Escape from Sahara
Three Foreign Legionnaires - Luigi, Pat and Kurt - desert during the Algerian war because they have had enough of the inhumane war machine. But their comrade Robert intercepts them and decides to have them court-martialed. On their way to Algiers, they pick up young Madeleine, who has just survived an attack by insurgents. Suddenly Robert changes his mind and joins the deserters. Madeleine realizes that she is now a prisoner of the four foreign legionnaires and must make her own escape.
Directed by Wolfgang Staudte, Escape from Sahara leans on a strong ensemble — Hildegard Knef, Bernhard Wicki, Hannes Messemer — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1958.
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