
Sands of the Desert
In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the desert and immediately finds himself on the bad side of a local sheik as the fellow tries to build his resort atop oil-rich land. A war erupts between rival desert bands as they vie for the rights to the oil, but it is the travel agent who wins out in the end
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Sands of the Desert
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 8, 1960
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy
User Score
63%
Original Title
Sands of the Desert
Production Companies
Associated British Picture Corporation
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
Description
In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the desert and immediately finds himself on the bad side of a local sheik as the fellow tries to build his resort atop oil-rich land. A war erupts between rival desert bands as they vie for the rights to the oil, but it is the travel agent who wins out in the end
Cast
Crew
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