Ashanti (1979)
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Released simply as Ashanti, this search-and-rescue film was adapted by scenarist Stephen Geller (Slaughterhouse-Five) from Evano, a novel by Alberto Vasques-Figueroa. Odious middle-eastern slave trader Peter Ustinov sets the plot in motion by kidnapping Beverly Johnson, the wife of World Health… More Released simply as Ashanti, this search-and-rescue film was adapted by scenarist Stephen Geller (Slaughterhouse-Five) from Evano, a novel by Alberto Vasques-Figueroa. Odious middle-eastern slave trader Peter Ustinov sets the plot in motion by kidnapping Beverly Johnson, the wife of World Health Organization doctor Michael Caine. As Johnson is subjected to the basest of humiliations, Caine joins forces with soldier-of-fortune Rex Harrison, pilot William Holden and nomad Kabir Bedi to rescue his wife. Shiek Omar Sharif purchases Johnson, clearing the decks for an all-stops-out action finale. Aldo Tonti lensed the picture. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Fleischer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 9, 1979 Wide
- Studio
- Tango Entertainment
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Cast
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Michael Caine
as Dr. David Linderby
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Peter Ustinov
as Suleiman
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Beverly Johnson
as Anansa Linderby
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Omar Sharif
as Prince Hassan
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Kabir Bedi
as Malik
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Rex Harrison
as Brian Walker
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William Holden
as Jim Sandell
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Zia Mohyeddin
as Djamel
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Winston Ntshona
as Ansok
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Tariq Yunus
as Faid
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Tyrone Jackson
as Dongaro
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Jean-Luc Bideau
as Marcel
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Johnny Sekka
as Capt. Bradford
