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| image = Sands of the Desert.jpg | | image = Sands of the Desert.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = [[ | | 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|[[ | | story = {{ubl|[[Anne Burnaby]]|Stafford Byrne|Robert Hall}} | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| starring = [[Charlie Drake]] | | starring = [[Charlie Drake]] | ||
| music = [[Stanley Black]] | | music = [[Stanley Black]] | ||
| cinematography = [[ | | cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]] | ||
| editing = [[ | | editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]] | ||
| studio = [[ | | studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Picture Corporation]] | ||
| distributor = [[ | | 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 [[ | '''''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 [[ | 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 | ||
* [[ | * [[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}} | ||
[[Category:1960 films]] | [[Category:1960 films]] | ||
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[[Category:1960s English-language films]] | [[Category:1960s English-language films]] | ||
[[Category:1960s British films]] | [[Category:1960s British films]] | ||
[[Category:British comedy films]] | |||
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| Sands of the Desert | |
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by |
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| Story by |
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| 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 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.[1]
Cast
- 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 as Hassan
- Derek Sydney as Mamud
- Alan Tilvern as Mustafa
- 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."[2]
References
- ^ "Sands of the Desert (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Sands Of The Desert". TVGuide.com.
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Pages using infobox film with nonstandard dates
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- 1960 films
- 1960s adventure comedy films
- British adventure comedy films
- Films about vacationing
- Films shot at Associated British Studios
- Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs
- Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs
- Films set in the Arabian Peninsula
- Films set in deserts
- Films set in London
- 1960 comedy films
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s British films
- British comedy films
