Escape from Zahrain (1962)
Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
Director:
Ronald Neame
Writer:
Robin Estridge
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Yul Brynner as Sharif |
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Madlyn Rhue as Laila |
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Sal Mineo as Ahmed |
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Jack Warden as Huston |
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James Mason as Johnson |
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Anthony Caruso as Tahar |
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Jay Novello as Hassan |
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Leonard Strong as Ambulance Driver |
| Directing | Ronald Neame | Director |
| Writing | Robin Estridge | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Barrett | Novel |
| Writing | Dudley Nichols | Writer |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Directing | Tom Connors Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Sound | Lyn Murray | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Francisco Day | Associate Producer |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Camera | Irmin Roberts | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Francisco Day | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eda Warren | Editor |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
