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Genres:
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Adventure /
War /
Drama /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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J. Lee Thompson
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Actors:
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Anthony Quayle,
David Lodge,
Allan Cuthbertson,
Diane Clare,
Richard Leech,
Michael Nightingale,
John Mills,
Sylvia Syms,
Harry Andrews,
Liam Redmond
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Duration:
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129 min.
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Rating:
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(7.9/10)78.5
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Plot Summary:
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A group of army personnel and nurses strive a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world contention fighting. The leader of the team dreams of his ice nippy beer when he reaches Alexandria, but the problems only won't go away.
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