Escape from Zahrain
Escape to Explosive Adventure!
1962 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ronald Neame |
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| Writer: | Robin Estridge, Michael Barrett, Dudley Nichols |
| Staring: |
| Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings. | |
| Release Date: | May 23, 1962 |
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| Director: | Ronald Neame |
| Writer: | Robin Estridge, Michael Barrett, Dudley Nichols |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | revolutionary, arab |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Yul Brynner | Sharif |
| Madlyn Rhue | Laila |
| Sal Mineo | Ahmed |
| Jack Warden | Huston |
| James Mason | Johnson |
| Anthony Caruso | Tahar |
| Jay Novello | Hassan |
| Leonard Strong | Ambulance Driver |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ronald Neame | Director |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Robin Estridge | Screenplay |
| Lyn Murray | Original Music Composer |
| Eda Warren | Editor |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Tom Connors Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Irmin Roberts | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Michael Barrett | Novel |
| Dudley Nichols | Writer |
| Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Francisco Day | Second Unit Director |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Francisco Day | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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Yul Brynner, Sal Mineo and Jack Warden star in this sort of revolutionary "Ice Cold in Alex" yarn about a wanted freedom-fighter and a rag-tag band of followers who try to escape from the tyrannical government of Zahrain by taking an ambulance across the desert. Any budget was spent on the stars (an ... d, probably, the aircon) leaving little left for script or decent photography. It's a run-of-the-mill vehicle for the star that moves along well enough. Not one of Ronald Neame's best efforts, though his only of 1962.
Nov 19, 2024