Station Six-Sahara
| Station Six-Sahara | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Seth Holt |
| Written by | Brian Clemens Bryan Forbes |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner Gene Gutowski Victor Lyndon |
| Starring | Carroll Baker Peter van Eyck Ian Bannen Denholm Elliott |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Alastair McIntyre |
| Music by | Ron Grainer |
Production companies | CCC Films Artur Brauner Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion Allied Artists |
Release date | 9 December 1962 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom West Germany |
| Language | English |
Station Six-Sahara is a 1962 British-West German drama film directed by Seth Holt and starring Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck and Ian Bannen. It is a remake of the 1938 film S.O.S. Sahara, which had been based on a play by Jean Martet.[1]
Synopsis
When an attractive young woman arrives at an isolated oil station in the Sahara Desert, she provokes a growing tension in the male employees.
Cast
- Carroll Baker as Catherine
- Peter van Eyck as Kramer
- Ian Bannen as Fletcher
- Denholm Elliott as Macey
- Hansjörg Felmy as Martin
- Mario Adorf as Santos
- Biff McGuire as Jimmy
- Harry Baird as Sailor
Production
The film was part of an ambitious plan by the German production firm CCC Films to begin making films in London, which ended after only two releases.[2] The film was reasonably successful on its release in both Britain and Germany.[3]
Critical reception
Contemporary reviewers The Times commented that "for once in a British film some real erotic tension is palpable on the screen", while Dilys Powell described the film as "true cinema".[4]
The film was greatly admired by Martin Scorsese.[5]
References
- ^ Bergelder p.128
- ^ Bergfelder p.128
- ^ Bergfelder p.129
- ^ "BFI - Sight & Sound - Lost and found: Station Six Sahara".
- ^ "Lost and found: Station Six Sahara" BFI 10 Feb 2012 accessed 16 Oct 2014
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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