Escape from Zahrain

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 23, 1962

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Yul Brynner,Madlyn Rhue,Sal Mineo,Jack Warden,James Mason,Anthony Caruso,Jay Novello,Leonard Strong

Director

Ronald Neame

Writer

Dudley Nichols,Michael Barrett,Robin Estridge

Producer

Ronald Neame

Cinematography

Ellsworth Fredericks

Music

Lyn Murray

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0055963