Italy / USA,
1957, 109 min
(Alternative: 105 min)
Directed by:
Henry HathawayCinematography:
Jack CardiffComposer:
Angelo Francesco LavagninoVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Wayne is Joe January, a hard-drinking, hard-living guide. When Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi) hires him to find his father and a legendary lost treasure, the two set out into the isolated wasteland of the North African desert. Joining them is Dita (Sophia Loren), a prostitute desperate to find a new life who comes between both men as they battle for survival and their souls. (official distributor synopsis)
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