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Bengazi

  • 19551955
  • 1h 19m
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5.0/10
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Bengazi (1955)
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An American with a shady past joins with a morally-bankrupt Irishman to find treasure buried by Arabs in a deserted mosque in the Sahara. The situation becomes complicated when they are surr... Read allAn American with a shady past joins with a morally-bankrupt Irishman to find treasure buried by Arabs in a deserted mosque in the Sahara. The situation becomes complicated when they are surrounded by bellicose Bedouin bandits.An American with a shady past joins with a morally-bankrupt Irishman to find treasure buried by Arabs in a deserted mosque in the Sahara. The situation becomes complicated when they are surrounded by bellicose Bedouin bandits.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
195
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  • Director
    • John Brahm
  • Writers
    • Jeff Bailey(story)
    • Endre Bohem(screenplay)
    • Louis Vittes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Conte
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Richard Carlson
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  • Director
    • John Brahm
  • Writers
    • Jeff Bailey(story)
    • Endre Bohem(screenplay)
    • Louis Vittes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Conte
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Richard Carlson
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    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • John Gillmoreas John Gillmore
    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Robert Emmett Donovanas Robert Emmett Donovan
    Richard Carlson
    Richard Carlson
    • Insp. Leveringas Insp. Levering
    Mala Powers
    Mala Powers
    • Aileen Donovanas Aileen Donovan
    Richard Erdman
    Richard Erdman
    • Selbyas Selby
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    • Kamalas Kamal
    • (as Gonzales Gonzales)
    Hillary Brooke
    Hillary Brooke
    • Nora Nielsonas Nora Nielson
    Maurice Hill
    • Petersas Peters
    • (as Maury Hill)
    Jay Novello
    Jay Novello
    • Basimas Basim
    Albert Carrier
    Albert Carrier
    • MacMillanas MacMillan
    Eileen Rowe
    • Lilyas Lily
    John George
    John George
    • Market vendoras Market vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Marlowe
    Frank Marlowe
    • Officer Walshas Officer Walsh
    • (uncredited)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    • Tavern Wenchas Tavern Wench
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Brahm
    • Writers
      • Jeff Bailey(story)
      • Endre Bohem(screenplay)
      • Louis Vittes(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    An American with a shady past, John Gilmore and an Irishman without a conscience, Robert Emmett Donovan, are in search of hidden gold secreted in an old mosque by desert people during the Montgomery-Rommel fighting. Gilmore, a partner with Donovan in a bistro, learns of the gold from Selby and the two plan to get it, but Donovan learns of it and, despite the arrival of his daughter, Aileen, who he has not seen since her childhood, joins Gilmore and Selby. A jeep they steal puts Inspector Levering on their trail and he and Aileen set out after them in a plane. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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      • Four frightened people...ten terrifying hours!
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    • Trivia
      The last music score for RKO by Roy Webb, who had been with the studio since 1929.
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      Bengazi
      Written by Murray Arnold
      Performed by Murray Arnold and the Jamsters

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    3/10
    It's Not Nice to Steal Treasure from the Bedouins
    If you can accept the fact that Victor McLaglen is running an Irish Pub in Bengazi, Libya during the post World War II years, you'll swallow anything. Other than the fact that alcohol is forbidden to Moslems, I'm sure he's doing a great business.

    He and Richard Conte hear of a proposition from escaped convict Richard Erdman about some treasure buried in a mosque in the middle of the desert, they take off looking for it. Of course at the same time, Scottish police inspector Richard Carlson and McLaglen's daughter Mala Powers also go looking for them.

    They all wind up with a lot of angry Bedouins shooting at them. I mean they are trying to rob the tribe. How rude of the Bedouins to object.

    Bengazi played the bottom half of double bills when it came out and I'm sure the audience was praying for the main feature to start.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Jun 12, 2006

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La moschea nel deserto
    • Filming locations
      • Imperial County, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Panamint Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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