Rent The Black Tent (1956)
2.8 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
A few years after the end of WW2, Colonel Sir Charles Holland (Donald Sinden) is summoned to the Foreign Office on a matter regarding his brother's wartime disappearance. Recently uncovered evidence points out to the fact that his brother, Captain David Holland (Anthony Steel), may still be alive somewhere in the Libyan desert. With a promise of unofficial help and local Libyan contacts from the Foreign Office, Colonel Holland sets-out for Tripoli. There, a contact man gives him a local guide to take him to a Bedouin camp in the desert where his brother was last seen. A three-day ride by camel brings Colonel Holland to the camp of Sheik Salem Ben Yussef (André Morell) and his tribe. Inviting the Colonel to enjoy the camp's hospitality, the Sheik initially denies having heard about Captain David Holland. However, after his daughter, Mabrouka Ben Yussef (Anna Maria Sandri), secretly gives the Colonel papers that had belonged to Captain David Holland, the Colonel pesters the Sheik with a barrage of direct questions. Infuriated, the Sheik orders Colonel... - Actors:
- Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, André Morell, Terence Sharkey, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Truman, Anthony Bushell, Michael Craig, Paul Homer, Anton Diffring, Frederick Jaeger, Derek Sydney, Bryan Forbes, Alan Coleshill, Nanette Newman
- Directors:
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Producers:
- William MacQuitty
- Writers:
- Robin Maugham, Bryan Forbes
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Romance
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