Destination Gobi (1953)
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An offbeat blend of World War II drama and "Arabian Nights" escapism, Destination Gobi is all the more odd in that it is allegedly based on fact. Richard Widmark heads a group of US Navy men, sent to Mongolia for weather observation. Widmark must lead his men across the treacherous Gobi… More An offbeat blend of World War II drama and "Arabian Nights" escapism, Destination Gobi is all the more odd in that it is allegedly based on fact. Richard Widmark heads a group of US Navy men, sent to Mongolia for weather observation. Widmark must lead his men across the treacherous Gobi desert to the freedom of the seacoast. Rescued from the Japanese by a Mongolian chief (Murvyn Vye), the men are compelled to repay their rescuer by securing enough saddles for his sixty horses. A flummoxed Pentagon okays the requisition, and the chieftain leads Widmark's band to Okinawa. Destination Gobi makes good use of the Arizona desert, which "stands in" for Gobi. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Wise
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Seems odd for awhile but drifts into the usual 'B' movie war story.
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Cast
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Richard Widmark
as C.P.O. Sam McHale
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Don Taylor
as Jenkins
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Casey Adams
as Walter Landers
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Murvyn Vye
as Kengtu
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Darryl Hickman
as Wilbur Cohen
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Martin Milner
as Elwood Halsey
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Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
as Paul Sabatello
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Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta
as Tomec
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Russell Collins
as Cmdr. Wyatt
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Leonard Strong
as Wali Akham
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Earl Holliman
as Frank Svenson
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Edgar Barrier
as Yin Tang
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Alvy Moore
as Aide
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Stuart Randall
as Capt. Briggs
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William Forrest
as Skipper
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Bert Moorhouse
as Naval Captain
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Jack Raine
as Admiral
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