5.6Sands of the Desert · 1960
Sands of the Desert (1960) is a Comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Charlie Drake, Peter Arne, Sarah Branch.
Comedy
5.6Overview
In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the desert and immediately finds himself on the bad side of a local sheik as the fellow tries to build his resort atop oil-rich land. A war erupts between rival desert bands as they vie for the rights to the oil, but it is the travel agent who wins out in the end
Cast
Charlie Drake, Peter Arne, Sarah Branch, Raymond Huntley, Rebecca Dignam, Peter Illing, Harold Kasket, Marne Maitland
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What is "Sands of the Desert" about?
In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the desert and immediately finds himself on the bad side of a local sheik as the fellow tries to build his resort atop oil-rich land. A war erupts between rival desert bands as they vie for the rights to the oil, but it is the travel agent who wins out in the end
When was "Sands of the Desert" released?
Sands of the Desert was released in 1960.
Who stars in "Sands of the Desert"?
The cast includes Charlie Drake, Peter Arne, Sarah Branch, Raymond Huntley.
