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A battle-fatigued officer desperate for a drink, a nurse and a suspicious Boer drive an ambulance through the desert to Alexandria. Luminous photography and a final scene that you can almost taste!

 

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Director J Lee Thompson
Starring John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews

 

Genre Classic Film

 

Country UK Language ENGLISH   Year 1958

 

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Certificate PG   Length 130 mins   Label OPTIM
Cat No OPTD0670   Format DVD   Black & White
Region2   Aspect 1.78:1 Widescreen

 

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