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The Black Tent (1956)

April 9, 1956 (GB) Romance, Drama, Action • 93m

Overview

During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.

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Top Billed Cast

Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden

Col. Sir Charles Holland

Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel

Capt. David Holland

Anna Maria Sandri
Anna Maria Sandri

Mabrouka ben Yussef

André Morell
André Morell

Sheik Salem ben Yussef

Ralph Truman
Ralph Truman

Major Cross

Terence Sharkey
Terence Sharkey

Daoud Holland

Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring

Senior German Officer

Anthony Bushell
Anthony Bushell

Ambassador Baring

Michael Craig
Michael Craig

Sheikh Faris

Derek Sydney
Derek Sydney

Interpreter

Crew
Reg Pope
Reg Pope

Clapper Loader

Desmond Dickinson
Desmond Dickinson

Director of Photography

George Provis
George Provis

Art Direction

Eddie Knight
Eddie Knight

Makeup Artist

William Alwyn
William Alwyn

Original Music Composer

Earl St. John
Earl St. John

Executive Producer



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 5/10

March 9, 2015

Well it's more multi-coloured than black.

But I'm just being facetious!

Brian Desmond Hurst directs, Anthony Steel and André Morell star, Bryan Forbes and Robin Maugham write, William Alwyn scores the music and Desmond Dickinson photographs in VistaVision Technicolor.

It looks lovely, the Libya locations amazing, yet it's a dull and uneventful movie. Story concerns Capt. David Holland (Steel), who during WWII in the North African campai… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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