Ice Cold in Alex
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“3 guys...and a couple of gals...and the mission that led them through 600 miles of burning hell!”
A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.
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Cast
16 people
John Mills
Captain Anson
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Sylvia Syms
Sister Diana Murdoch
Known for
The Queen
Doctor Zhivago
Anthony Quayle
Captain van der Poel
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wrong Man
Harry Andrews
M.S.M. Pugh
Known for
Battle of Britain
Jack the Ripper
Diane Clare
Sister Denise Norton
Known for
The Plague of the Zombies
The Haunting
Richard Leech
Captain Crosbie
Known for
Night of the Demon
Smiley's People
Liam Redmond
Brigadier (D.D.M.S.)
Known for
Night of the Demon
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Allan Cuthbertson
Brigadier's Staff Officer
Known for
Edge of Darkness
Fawlty Towers
David Lodge
C.M.P Captain (Tank Trap)
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Edge of Sanity
Michael Nightingale
C.M.P Captain (Check Point)
Known for
Carry On Cowboy
Mutiny on the Buses
Basil Hoskins
C.M.P Lieutenant (Alexandria)
Known for
North West Frontier
Edge of Sanity
Walter Gotell
1st German Officer
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The African Queen
J. Lee Thompson Director · T. J. Morrison Screenplay Christopher Landon Screenplay
United States release March 22, 1961 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, German
Production
Associated British Picture Corporation
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 24, 1958
Theatrical
United States · March 22, 1961
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
October 3, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 7, 1958 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 19, 1959 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 12, 2011 · Physical · DVD
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