Escape from Sahara (1958)
- Original title
- Madeleine und der Legionär
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A German woman gets caught up in the Algerian War when she becomes involved with a French Foreign Legion soldier. The film follows their struggle to escape the desert and the political turmoil surrounding them.
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What happens
Escape from Sahara (German: Madeleine und der Legionär) is a 1958 West German adventure drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Hildegard Knef, Bernhard Wicki and Hannes Messemer. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with location shooting taking place in Cuxhaven and in Tangier in North Africa. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew, Fritz Lippmann and Helmut Nentwig. It was part of an upsurge of popular interest in West Germany about France's War in Algeria, particularly Germans serving there. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Fox of Paris (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.