Sword in the Desert

1h 41m
ActionWarDrama
7.5

First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.

Cast

Dana Andrews
Mike Dillon
Märta Torén
Sabra
Stephen McNally
David Vogel
Jeff Chandler
Kurta
Philip Friend
Lt. Ellerton
Hugh French
Maj. Sorrell
Liam Redmond
Jerry McCarthy
Lowell Gilmore
Maj. Stephens
Stanley Logan
Col. Bruce Evans
Hayden Rorke
Capt. Beaumont
George Tyne
Dov
Peter Coe
Tarn
Paul Marion
Jeno
Marten Lamont
Capt. Fletcher
David Bauer
Gershon
Campbell Copelin
Sgt. Chapel
Art Foster
Sgt. Rummins
Gilchrist Stuart
Radio Operator
Emil Rameau
Old Man - Dov's Father
Joe Turkel
Haganah Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

George Sherman
Director
Robert Buckner
Writer, Producer
Otto Ludwig
Editor
Irving Glassberg
Director of Photography
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
A. Roland Fields
Set Decoration
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction

Recommendations

view all
Cast a Giant Shadow
Battleground
The Last Rifleman
Palestine 36
Waiting for Anya
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The One That Got Away
Exodus
400 Bullets
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
The Way Ahead
The War Below
The Devil's Brigade
Primal: Tales of Savagery
The Guns of Navarone
Abraham
Return
Jonathan
Kings of the Sun
Overlord