Directed by:
Richard FleischerScreenplay:
Stephen GellerCinematography:
Aldo TontiComposer:
Michael MelvoinCast:
Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, William Holden, Winston Ntshona, Johnny Sekka, Akosua Busia (more)Plots(1)
Dr. David Linderby and his wife Anansa are carrying out an inoculation program in a small African village when Anansa disappears. The police can do nothing to find her and David has almost given up hope when he hears a rumour that Anansa has been kidnapped by a slave trader called Suleman, to be sold to an Arab prince.
The authorities deny that the slave even exists, so David must find unofficial organizations to help him; a shadowy world where the rescuers of the slave are just as ruthless as the traders themselves. Enlisting the help of Malik, a nomad whose family were stolen by Sulelman, David must leave civilization behind and travel across the desert to find Anansa.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Michael Caine
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Peter Ustinov
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Kabir Bedi
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Beverly Johnson
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William Holden
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