In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.
Directed by Zoltan Korda
libya
world war ii
tank
sergeant
desert
desert warfare
1940s
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IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Sgt. Joe Gunn
Bruce Bennett
Waco Hoyt
J. Carrol Naish
Giuseppe
Lloyd Bridges
Fred Clarkson
Rex Ingram
Sgt. Maj. Tambul
Richard Aherne
Capt. Jason Halliday
Dan Duryea
Jimmy Doyle
Carl Harbord
Marty Williams
Patrick O'Moore
Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates
Louis Mercier
Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie'
Kurt Kreuger
Capt. von Schletow
John Wengraf
Maj. von Falken
Crew
Zoltan Korda
Director
Zoltan Korda
Screenplay
John Howard Lawson
Screenplay
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Eugène Lourié
Assistant Art Director
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Isaac Howson
7.0★ · 07/29/24
For once the Italian isn't a pushover.
For once the Italian isn't a pushover.
AiBets
6.0★ · 05/23/24
A fun under-seen WW2 movie. American propaganda? A bit. Is this a good thing given the time period? Probably
A fun under-seen WW2 movie. American propaganda? A bit. Is this a good thing given the time period? Probably
AiBets
6.0★ · 05/23/24
A fun under-seen WW2 movie. American propaganda? A bit. Is this a good thing given the time period? Probably
A fun under-seen WW2 movie. American propaganda? A bit. Is this a good thing given the time period? Probably
Micah
8.4★ · 05/12/24
Only problem I had was when they were getting water from the well. There is no way they could’ve gotten that much water from that. It would’ve taken so long just to fill up one of those small bucket. Overall a great adventurous film. It’s obviously war propaganda but still good. Kinda crazy that they made a movie about ww2 even before the war ended. I think I really have to watch more humphrey bogart.
Only problem I had was when they were getting water from the well. There is no way they could’ve gotten that much water from that. It would’ve taken so long just to fill up one of those small bucket. Overall a great adventurous film. It’s obviously war propaganda but still good. Kinda crazy that they made a movie about ww2 even before the war ended. I think I really have to watch more humphrey bogart.
IanBurgess
8.0★ · 11/19/23
Had to watch this movie for my World War 2 class, great movie. very different from a lot of the war movies at the time. love the setting, and it’s exceptionally written
Had to watch this movie for my World War 2 class, great movie. very different from a lot of the war movies at the time. love the setting, and it’s exceptionally written
