Desert Warrior (1957 film)

Desert Warrior
Desert Warrior
Directed by	Goffredo Alessandrini; Fernando Cerchio; León Klimovsky; Gianni Vernuccio;
Written by	Alfonso Paso; Mariano Ozores; Edoardo Anton; Oreste Biancoli; Leo Bomba; Giuseppe Mangione; Manuel Villegas López;
Produced by	Carlo Infascelli; Benito Perojo; Miguel Tudela;
Starring	Carmen Sevilla; Ricardo Montalbán; Gino Cervi;
Cinematography	Antonio L. Ballesteros; Mario Damicelli;
Edited by	Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
Music by	Michel Michelet
Production; companies	Films Benito Perojo; Parc Film; Rialto Film; Roma Film;
Release date	31 October 1957;
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Italy; Spain;
Languages	Italian; Spanish;

Desert Warrior (Italian: Gli amanti del deserto, Spanish: Los amantes del desierto) is a 1957 Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini, Fernando Cerchio, León Klimovsky and Gianni Vernuccio and starring Carmen Sevilla, Ricardo Montalbán and Gino Cervi.^[1]

The film had a difficult production process. Some scenes were shot on location in Cairo, but this coincided with the outbreak of the Suez Crisis. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and Mario Garbuglia.

Plot

Ibrahim is a despot with ambitions – he wants to bring peace to the kingdom of Kamal, even if it is by assassinating all his opponents. With the help of his less than trustworthy subordinate Selim, he manages to ensure that nobody even dares to utter any objections; nor the rightful ruler, Sultan Omar, or his son Prince Said. However, the latter plans a plot against Ibrahim. In order to raise the necessary money, Said and his men raid caravans. During one such raid, he meets Princess Amina, the despot's daughter, who pretends to be a dancer. Amina falls in love with him, which poses problems for her father, who has promised her in marriage to Selim. Said and his people succeed in ousting Ibrahim from the throne and happily ends with Amina.^[2]

Cast

Carmen Sevilla as Princess Amina
Ricardo Montalbán as Prince Said
Gino Cervi as Ibrahim
José Guardiola as Kamal
Franca Bettoia as Suleika
Samia Gamal
Manuel Alcón
Mariangela Giordano
Manuel Guitián
Domingo Rivas
Joaquín Bergía
Félix Briones
Pilar Gómez Ferrer

References

^ de España p. 3
^ Alessandrini, Goffredo; Cerchio, Fernando; Klimovsky, León, Los amantes del desierto (Adventure), Producciones Benito Perojo, PARC Film, retrieved 2022-05-02

Bibliography

De España, Rafael (1994). Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-29459-4.

External links

Desert Warrior at IMDb

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[1] España p. 3

[2] Alessandrini, Goffredo; Cerchio, Fernando; Klimovsky, León, Los amantes del desierto (Adventure), Producciones Benito Perojo, PARC Film, retrieved 2022-05-02

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