Sands of the Desert - Revision history

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	~~\| name = Sands of the Desert~~
	\| image = Sands of the Desert.jpg		\| image = Sands of the Desert.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[~~w:John Paddy Carstairs\|~~John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]
	\| producer = Gordon Scott		\| producer = Gordon Scott
	\| writer = {{ubl\|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)\|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}		\| writer = {{ubl\|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)\|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}
	\| story = {{ubl\|[[~~w:Anne Burnaby\|~~Anne Burnaby]]\|Stafford Byrne\|Robert Hall}}		\| story = {{ubl\|[[Anne Burnaby]]\|Stafford Byrne\|Robert Hall}}
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Charlie Drake]]		\| starring = [[Charlie Drake]]
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[~~w:Gilbert Taylor\|~~Gilbert Taylor]]		\| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]
	\| editing = [[w:Richard Best (film editor)\|Richard Best]]		\| editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)\|Richard Best]]
	\| studio = [[w:Associated British Picture Corporation\|Associated British Picture Corporation]]		\| studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation\|Associated British Picture Corporation]]
	\| distributor = [[~~w:Warner-Pathé Distributors\|~~Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)		\| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)
	\| released = 8 September 1960 (UK)		\| released = 8 September 1960 (UK)
	\| runtime = 92 minutes		\| runtime = 92 minutes
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	'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[~~w:adventure comedy film\|~~adventure comedy film]] directed by [[~~w:John Paddy Carstairs\|~~John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Charlie Drake]] in his first lead role in a feature film, [[Peter Arne]], [[~~w:Sarah Branch\|~~Sarah Branch]] and [[Raymond Huntley]].		'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[adventure 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==		==Premise==
	Charlie Sands, a British [[~~w:travel agent\|~~travel agent]] is sent to run a [[~~w:holiday camp\|~~holiday camp]] in the [[~~w:Arabian Peninsula\|~~Arabian Peninsula]] after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)\|work=BFI}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)\|work=BFI}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands		* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands
	* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez		* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez
	* [[w:Sarah Branch\|Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown		* [[Sarah Branch\|Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown
	* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom		* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom
	* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima		* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb title\|0054266}}		*{{IMDb title\|0054266}}

	~~{{John Paddy Carstairs}}~~

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			[[Category:British comedy films]]

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Kurt at 20:26, 21 November 2022

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	'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[w:adventure comedy film\|adventure comedy film]] directed by [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Charlie Drake]] in his first lead role in a feature film, [[Peter Arne]], [[Sarah Branch]] and [[Raymond Huntley]].		'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[w:adventure comedy film\|adventure comedy film]] directed by [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Charlie Drake]] in his first lead role in a feature film, [[Peter Arne]], [[w:Sarah Branch\|Sarah Branch]] and [[Raymond Huntley]].

	==Premise==		==Premise==
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	* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands		* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands
	* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez		* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez
	* [[Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown		* [[w:Sarah Branch\|Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown
	* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom		* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom
	* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima		* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima

Kurt at 20:17, 21 November 2022

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Sands of the Desert		\| name = Sands of the Desert
	\| image = ~~"Sands_of_the_Desert"_(1960)~~.jpg		\| image = Sands of the Desert.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| caption = ~~Original UK quad poster~~		\| caption =
	\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]]
	\| producer = Gordon Scott		\| producer = Gordon Scott
	\| writer = {{ubl\|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)\|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}		\| writer = {{ubl\|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)\|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}
	\| story = {{ubl\|[[Anne Burnaby]]\|Stafford Byrne\|Robert Hall}}		\| story = {{ubl\|[[w:Anne Burnaby\|Anne Burnaby]]\|Stafford Byrne\|Robert Hall}}
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Charlie Drake]]		\| starring = [[Charlie Drake]]
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Gilbert Taylor\|Gilbert Taylor]]
	\| editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)\|Richard Best]]		\| editing = [[w:Richard Best (film editor)\|Richard Best]]
	\| studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation]]		\| studio = [[w:Associated British Picture Corporation\|Associated British Picture Corporation]]
	\| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)		\| distributor = [[w:Warner-Pathé Distributors\|Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)
	\| released = 8 September 1960 (UK)		\| released = 8 September 1960 (UK)
	\| runtime = 92 minutes		\| runtime = 92 minutes
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	}}		}}
	'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[adventure 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]].		'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[w:adventure comedy film\|adventure comedy film]] directed by [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Charlie Drake]] in his first lead role in a feature film, [[Peter Arne]], [[Sarah Branch]] and [[Raymond Huntley]].

	==Premise==		==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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)\|work=BFI}}</ref>		Charlie Sands, a British [[w:travel agent\|travel agent]] is sent to run a [[w:holiday camp\|holiday camp]] in the [[w:Arabian Peninsula\|Arabian Peninsula]] after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)\|work=BFI}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sands of the Desert
| image = "Sands_of_the_Desert"_(1960).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Original UK quad poster
| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]
| producer = Gordon Scott
| writer = {{ubl|John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)|Charlie Drake (additional dialogue)}}
| story = {{ubl|[[Anne Burnaby]]|Stafford Byrne|Robert Hall}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Charlie Drake]]
| music = [[Stanley Black]]
| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]
| editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]]
| studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation]]
| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)
| released = 8 September 1960 (UK)
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Sands of the Desert''''' is a 1960 British [[adventure 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114172658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65369|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Sands of the Desert (1960)|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Charlie Drake]] as Charlie Sands
* [[Peter Arne]] as Sheikh El Jabez
* [[Sarah Branch]] as Janet Brown
* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Bossom
* Rebecca Dignam as Nerima
* [[Peter Illing]] as Sheikh Ibrahim
* [[Harold Kasket]] as Abdullah
* [[Marne Maitland]] as Advisor to Sheikh
* [[Neil McCarthy (actor)|Neil McCarthy]] as Hassan
* Derek Sydney as Mamud
* [[Alan Tilvern]] as Mustafa
* [[Martin Benson (actor)|Martin Benson]] as Selin
* [[Eric Pohlmann]] as Scrobin
* [[Inia Te Wiata]] as Fahid
* [[Paul Stassino]] as Pilot
* [[Beth Rogan]] as 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/sands-of-the-desert/review/116754/|title=Sands Of The Desert|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0054266}}

{{John Paddy Carstairs}}

[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960s adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:British adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:Films about vacationing]]
[[Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios]]
[[Category:Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs]]
[[Category:Films set in the Arabian Peninsula]]
[[Category:Films set in deserts]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:1960 comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]

{{1960s-UK-comedy-film-stub}}