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Le Sahara brûle (1961)

Le Sahara brûle poster
Directed by
Michel Gast
Genre
adventure film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the Algerian desert, a group of characters get caught up in a conflict involving oil interests. The story follows their struggles against the harsh environment and each other.

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What happens

The Sahara Is Burning (French: Le Sahara brûle) is a 1961 French adventure film directed by Michel Gast and starring Paul Guers, Jean Servais and Magali Noël. It is based on a novel of the same title by Gilles Perrault. It was made at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location took place in the desert outside Hassi Messaoud in Algeria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sydney Bettex and René Moulaert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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