Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
SteinMo
What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
Melanie Bouvet
The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
SnoopyStyle
Four men explore the Sahara for oil. They crash land in the dessert where they find an abandoned German WWII tank. With no hope of rescue, they repair the tank to drive to civilization. The German crew had done something shameful and one of the crew finds a bag of jewels. Arab nomads encounter the lost tank and seek to recover the treasure of Kalifa stolen by the Germans during the war.This is a solid B-movie premise. I do have a complaint about the dialogue. It's hard to understand sometimes when the score or the noise from the tank is too loud. Technical difficulty can be expected in some these B-movies although a remastered version could turn down the running score. Of course, I doubt there are enough fans to fix the sound worthwhile. I only recognize Tab Hunter solely because his recent death was on the news. They are all solid character actors although no one stands out. This is fine.
prman-1
I saw this movie only once, on a TV Late Show in 1962, and had to leave in the middle for some other business. I never knew how it ended. I never saw it broadcast since. And, as a B-movie, it was generally unavailable, but now I see that it has been transferred to DVD. I could not recall who starred in it either. Imagine my surprise (and delight) that TCM chose to program it around noon on Sept. 19, 2016. This was 54 YEARS since I first saw it. Talk about closure. I enjoyed the somewhat hard-to-believe premise of the story, and the dealings with the (fake) camel jockey Arabs, who probably would have killed the Americans on first sight—knowing today how they feel about unbelievers. Still, the movie is compelling on a small scale, and well worth watching.
trc3tony
I have seen this film at least 5 time as a viewer from my early teens through late 20's and as a U.S. Army Post theater projectionist I ran the film every night for four days. The picture is about several oil men in a multi-engine transport plane that gets caught in a sand storm which chokes up the engines forcing the pilot to crash-land in the middle of the desert (I believe the Flight of the Phoenix films were remakes of this movie). Using parts from the plane they use to refurbish a German WWII army tank they find (The German name on the side of the tank translates roughly to The Steel Lady), they fight their way to the rescue point for a very heroic ending I will not give away. Decently acted and a must see. I give it a high rating of 8.
Mike-Milord
I remember seeing this film on T-V about 1959. I only saw a portion and have been looking for it ever since. It made an impression on me that I have carried for years. I have explained the part that I could remember to others and all anyone could say was "Flight Of the Phoenix". I have seen this movie and was very disappointed. Only today, 03/10/05, did I finally figure out the name of it, with the help of the internet! I would very much like to see this movie in it's entirety. As an Engineer, several previous reviews "Hit the nail on the head" about the practicality and plot intrigue. If anyone knows where it can be found, please comment on this web site or e-mail me at
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