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Sands of the Kalahari (1965)

Sands of the Kalahari poster
Directed by
Cy Endfield
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A plane crash strands a group of people in the Kalahari Desert. They struggle to survive the harsh environment and tensions rise among the survivors.

survivalbleaktenselonelyharshdesperateisolatedclaustrophobicsuspenseful

What happens

Sands of the Kalahari is a 1965 British adventure film starring Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York, Harry Andrews, Theodore Bikel and Nigel Davenport, based on the 1960 novel The Sands of Kalahari by William Mulvihill. The screenplay was written by Cy Endfield and the uncredited William Mulvihill and directed by Cy Endfield. It was filmed in South West Africa (now Namibia) and Spain and released by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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