A young engineer, Lucien Rombeau, is sent to the Sahara by the oil company that employs him, which wants to put an end to drilling that it considers unproductive. He ends up agreeing with the chief prospector, who refuses to stop the work and is convinced that prospecting will not be in vain.
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Paul Guers
Lucas Rimbaud
Known for
Bay of Angels
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Jean Servais
Wagner
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Michel Gast
Magali Noël
Lénq
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Jean Lartéguy
Jean Daurand
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Jenny Lamour
Gilles Perrault
Jess Hahn
Jeff Gordon
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Jean-Marie Amato
Duval
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Georges Aminel
Ahmed
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Harald Wolff
Peter
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Robert Porte
Pénélope
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Michel Gast Director · Gilles Perrault Writer Jean Lartéguy Writer
First release January 18, 1961 · Produced in France · Original title Le Sahara brûle
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France
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Original title
Le Sahara brûle
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 18, 1961
Limited theatrical · Paris
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
January 1, 1965
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