7.6
The Dirty Dozen
1967
The Black Tent (1956)
April 9, 19561h 33mEN
6.0
7 votes
Overview
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.
Director
Brian Desmond HurstWriters
Where to Watch
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Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
The Rank Organisation
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User Reviews
John Chard
5.0Well it's more multi-coloured than black. But I'm just being facetious! Brian Desmond Hurst directs, Anthony Steel and André Morell star, Bryan Forbes and Robin Maugham write, William Alwyn scores the music and Desmond Dickinson photographs in VistaVision Technicolor. It looks lovely, the Libya locations amazing, yet it's a dull and uneventful movie. Story concerns Capt. David Holland (Steel), who during WWII in the North African campaign gets injured and winds up being nursed by some Bedouin natives. He promptly becomes part of the crowd, falls in love with the Sheik's daughter and…
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