Sands of the Desert
| Sands of the Desert | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Original UK quad poster | |
| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by | John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay) Charlie Drake (additional dialogue) |
| Story by | Anne Burnaby Stafford Byrne Robert Hall |
| Produced by | Gordon Scott |
| Starring | Charlie Drake |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors(UK) |
Release date | 8 September 1960 (UK) |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Sands of the Desert is a 1960 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Charlie Drake in his first lead role in a feature film, Peter Arne, Sarah Branch and Raymond Huntley.
Premise
Charlie Sands, a British travel agent is sent to run a holiday camp in the Arabian Peninsula after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield.[1]
Cast
- Charlie Drake - Charlie Sands
- Peter Arne - Sheikh El Jabez
- Sarah Branch - Janet Brown
- Raymond Huntley - Bossom
- Rebecca Dignam - Nerima
- Peter Illing - Sheikh Ibrahim
- Harold Kasket - Abdullah
- Marne Maitland - Advisor to Sheikh
- Neil McCarthy - Hassan
- Derek Sydney - Mamud
- Alan Tilvern - Mustafa
- Martin Benson - Selin
- Eric Pohlmann - Scrobin
- Inia Te Wiata - Fahid
- Paul Stassino - Pilot
- Beth Rogan - Air Hostess
Critical reception
TV Guide described it as "a mildly amusing comedy that never really delivers its laugh quota, due primarily to its uneven script. Drake, a popular British television comic of the day, is good, though the movies are clearly not his metier."[2]
References
- ^ "Sands of the Desert (1960)". BFI.
- ^ "Sands Of The Desert". TVGuide.com.
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