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Desert Hell
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Marquis Warren
Screenplay byCharles Marquis Warren
Endre Bohem
Produced byRobert Stabler
StarringBrian Keith
Barbara Hale
Richard Denning
Johnny Desmond
Phillip Pine
Richard Shannon
Albert Carrier
CinematographyJohn M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Edited byAlbrecht Joseph
Music byRaoul Kraushaar
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 25, 1958(1958-06-25)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Desert Hellis a 1958 Americanadventure filmdirected byCharles Marquis Warrenand written byCharles Marquis WarrenandEndre Bohem.The film starsBrian Keith,Barbara Hale,Richard Denning,Johnny Desmond,Phillip Pine,Richard ShannonandAlbert Carrier.The film was released on June 25, 1958, by20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]

Plot

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After an ambush by anArabtribe, two survivingFrench Legionnairesreturn to their fort. One of them, Capt. Edwards, is assigned a new patrol and a mission to alert another fort that an attack may be imminent. The other, Sgt. Major Benet, remains behind. Edwards' situation is further complicated when he catches his wife, Celie, in the arms of a lieutenant, Forbes.

Forbes catches up to the patrol to inform Edwards that the mission has been called off. Edwards disobeys orders and rides on, Forbes joining him in what he calls a suicide mission. A pair of privates, Bergstrom and Hoffstetter, desert the patrol. They are ambushed and Bergstrom is killed. A scout, Kufra, is captured and tortured as well.

In another attack, five Legionnaires are killed and Edwards is mortally wounded. He places Forbes in command. Almost making it back safely, Forbes, too, is seriously wounded and expires as Sgt. Major Benet drags him back to the fort.

Cast

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Production

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Filming started November 1957.[4]

References

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  1. ^Desert Hellat theTCM Movie Database
  2. ^Sandra Brennan (2016)."Desert-Hell – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-25.Retrieved2015-09-21.
  3. ^"Desert Hell".Afi.com.Retrieved2015-09-21.
  4. ^THOMAS M PRYOR (Nov 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON".New York Times.ProQuest114300436.
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