Desert of Fire (1997)
A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
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Anthony Delon as Prince Ben Tafud Dinani |
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Mandala Tayde as Amina |
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Arielle Dombasle as Magda Lassalle |
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Marie Laforêt as Rahma |
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Claudia Cardinale as Leila |
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Virna Lisi as Christine Duvivier |
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Stéphane Freiss as Jacquot |
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Mathieu Carrière as François Legrand |
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Jean Sorel as Gustave Miller |
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Emanuela Garuccio as Journalist at Press Conference |
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Francesca Romana Succi as The TV Reporter |
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Isabella Pasanisi as Annette |
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Cristina Convito as Nurse |
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Maria Rosa Spagnolo as Party Guest at Duvivier's |
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Giuliano Gemma as Emir Tafud |
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Fabio Testi as Daniel Diderot |
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Christopher Buchholz as Prince Dubai Al Kanhai |
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Orso Maria Guerrini as Al Khan |
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Hans Peter Hallwachs as Sheikh Ja'far |
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Stefan Gubser as Moulay |
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Ralph Herforth as Grosko Jubayr |
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Vittorio Gassman as Tareq |
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Franco Nero as Marcel Duvivier |
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Sergio Nicolai as The Archivist at Duvivier-Legrand's |
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Daniele Pecci as The Cameraman of M6 |
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Anthony Brophy as Butler Gaston |
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Bobby Rhodes as The Warden at Duvivier's |
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Gianni Gori as The Doctor at Duvivier's |
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Massimo Vanni as Albino |
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Tonino Cuomo as Senator Greco |
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Ninni Lionello as Party Guest at Duvivier's |
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Zoubeir Bornaz as Yusuf |
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Salah Miled as Doctor Hasan |
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Roberto Libertini as Taxi Driver in Tunis |
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Tayeb Oueslati as The Imam at Wedding Ceremony |
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Zine Mougo as The Jeweller |
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Roberto Bigherati as Primo giornalista |
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Anthony Brophy as Maggiordomo |
| Directing | Enzo G. Castellari | Director |
