Escape from Zahrain (1962)
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Essentially a chase film from beginning to end, this standard adventure yarn by director Ronald Neame is set in "Zahrain," a barely-disguised Middle Eastern nation. Sharif (Yul Brynner) is a rebel who has taken up arms against the country's corrupt government and the forces of Western… More Essentially a chase film from beginning to end, this standard adventure yarn by director Ronald Neame is set in "Zahrain," a barely-disguised Middle Eastern nation. Sharif (Yul Brynner) is a rebel who has taken up arms against the country's corrupt government and the forces of Western imperialism. Now he and a small party of supporters (one a kidnapped woman about to become a supporter) take off across the desert with soldiers in hot pursuit. As the group flees through untamed country, there are brief moments of respite but no immediate escape in sight. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ronald Neame
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 23, 1962 Wide
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Cast
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Yul Brynner
as Sharif
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Sal Mineo
as Ahmed
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Jack Warden
as Huston
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Madlyn Rhue
as Laila
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Anthony Caruso
as Tahar
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Leonard Strong
as Ambulance Driver
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Jay Novello
as Hassan
- Vladimir Sokoloff
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James Mason
as Johnson
