Desert Hell is a 1958 American adventure film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and written by Charles Marquis Warren and Endre Bohem. The film stars Brian Keith, Barbara Hale, Richard Denning, Johnny Desmond, Phillip Pine, Richard Shannon and Albert Carrier. The film was released on June 25, 1958, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]
Plot
After an ambush by an Arab tribe, two surviving French Legionnaires return 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
- Brian Keith as Capt. Robert Edwards
- Barbara Hale as Celie Edwards
- Richard Denning as Sgt. Major Pierre Benet
- Johnny Desmond as Lt. Richard Forbes
- Phillip Pine as Cpl. Carlo Parini
- Richard Shannon as Pvt. Hoffstetter
- Albert Carrier as Sgt. St. Clair
- Duane Grey as Pvt. Aruazza
- Charles H. Gray as Pvt. Bandurski
- Richard Gilden as Pvt. Kabussyan
- Ron Foster as Pvt. Bergstrom
- John Verros as Pvt. Kufra, scout
- Michael Pate as Ahitagel
- Patrick O'Moore as Pvt. Corbo
- Felix Locher as Marsaya
- William Hamel as Pvt. Brocklin
- Bhogwan Singh as Holy Marabout
- Robert Etienne as Pvt. Sirmay
Production
Filming started November 1957.[4]
References
- ^ Desert Hell at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "Desert-Hell – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Desert Hell". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ THOMAS M PRYOR (Nov 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON". New York Times. ProQuest 114300436.
External links
- Desert Hell at IMDb
