Escape from Zahrain (1963)
Directed by Ronald Neame
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Chase Movie, Escape Film |
Release Date - Apr 23, 1962 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
Essentially a chase film from beginning to end, this standard adventure yarn by director Ronald Neame is set in "Zahrain," a barely-disguised Middle Eastern nation. Sharif (Yul Brynner) is a rebel who has taken up arms against the country's corrupt government and the forces of Western imperialism. Now he and a small party of supporters (one a kidnapped woman about to become a supporter) take off across the desert with soldiers in hot pursuit. As the group flees through untamed country, there are brief moments of respite but no immediate escape in sight.
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behind-enemy-lines, rescue, desert, escape, leader