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Expert: Mel Date: 1/5/2008 Subject: British? movie on sahara in ww ii
Question For a long time I have been searching for a film , I think British film, black & white covering the plight of a British commando lost in the desert. One scene shows a man being swallowed by moving sands. They had a Land Rover and climbs a hill back tracking the Land Rover. Finally they are rescued. I am not sure Anthony Qayle was in it. May you help me?
Answer Hello Ozires,
That sounds like you might be referring to a film called "Ice Cold In Alex" made in 1958. It centred around a group of army personnel and nurses attempting a dangerous trek across the North African desert during WW2. The leader of the team, a bit of an alcoholic, dreams of drinking ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria, hence the title. It starred John Mills, Sylvia Syms and Anthony Quayle.
