Desert of Fire (1997)

Name: Desert of Fire
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 270 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Anthony Delon, Mandala Tayde, Arielle Dombasle, Marie Laforêt, Claudia Cardinale

Desert of Fire (1997), directed by Enzo G. Castellari, starring Anthony Delon and Mandala Tayde.

01/01/1997 BR Action and Adventure 4h 30m

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A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.

Enzo G. CastellariDirector

About the film

Desert of Fire is a 1997 TV miniseries directed by Enzo G. Castellari. It is a European co-production between Italy (where the miniseries was broadcast with the title Deserto di fuoco), Germany (where it is known as Prinzessin Amina - Das Geheimnis der Liebe) and France (where its title is Le désert de feu).

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Cast

Anthony Delon as René / Ben

Mandala Tayde as Amina

Stéphane Freiss as Jacquot

Arielle Dombasle as Magda

Virna Lisi as Christine Duvivier

Claudia Cardinale as Leila

Vittorio Gassman as Tarek

Marie Laforêt as Rama

Fabio Testi as Diderot

Giuliano Gemma as Tafud

Franco Nero as Marcel Duvivier

Mathieu Carrière as François Legrand

Jean Sorel as Miller

Christopher Buchholz as Dubai

Orso Maria Guerrini as Alkan

Luca Lionello as Selim

Hans Peter Hallwachs as Jafar

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Desert of Fire at IMDb

Text from Desert of Fire (miniseries) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_of_Fire_(miniseries)

Trivia

It premiered on January 1, 1997, a Wednesday.
It runs 4h30 — well over the usual two hours.
Its original title is "Deserto di fuoco".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosTitanus, Mediaset, Canal+, Taurus Film
CountriesFrance, Germany, Italy
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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What is Desert of Fire about?

Desert of Fire: A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot,…

Who directed Desert of Fire?

Desert of Fire was directed by Enzo G. Castellari in 1997.

Who stars in Desert of Fire?

The cast of Desert of Fire includes Anthony Delon, Mandala Tayde, Arielle Dombasle, Marie Laforêt and Claudia Cardinale.

How long is Desert of Fire?

Desert of Fire runs for 270 minutes, or 4h30.