Caravans
5.9
“The Power, the Sweep, the Spectacle of James Michener's Epic Desert Adventure!”
This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns a young American embassy official who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a US Senator. The young woman has left her husband, a Colonel in the Shadom - she was his number two wife - and has opted for the lifestyle of a nomadic tribe. When the diplomat locates the girl he joins the caravan and attempts to persuade the girl to return.
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Cast
19 people
Anthony Quinn
Zulffiqar
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Jennifer O'Neill
Ellen Jasper
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Scanners
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Michael Sarrazin
Mark Miller
Known for
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
The Gumball Rally
Christopher Lee
Sardar Khan
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Joseph Cotten
Crandall
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Barry Sullivan
Richardson
Known for
Planet of the Vampires
Forty Guns
Behrouz Vossoughi
Nasrollah
Known for
Rhino Season
Jeremy Kemp
Dr. Smythe
Known for
Top Secret!
The Blue Max
Duncan Quinn
Moheb
Also in
The Children of Sanchez
Mohammadali Keshavarz
Shakkur
Known for
Through the Olive Trees
Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui
Maftoon
Also in
Hezar Dastan
Dash Akol
Behrouz Gueramian
Peasant boy
James Fargo Director · Thomas A. McMahon Screenplay Nancy Voyles Crawford Screenplay
United States release November 2, 1978 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Persian
Production
Ibex Films
Production
FIDCI
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Persian
Release dates
United States · November 2, 1978
Theatrical
Germany
April 8, 2022 · Physical
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