66 sweaty minutes of tank desperation — Rita Moreno in the desert before West Side fame.
A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.
Acting
Rita Moreno elevating every frame she's in.
Practical Effects
Genuine tank claustrophobia, no CGI sand in sight.
Director
Fred F. Sears
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 10 days on the Alabama Hills standing in for North Africa. Fred F. Sears directed 11 films that year.
One of several 1950s Hollywood films using El Alamein's name recognition while ignoring actual British/Commonwealth forces who won the real battle.
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