Journey Beneath the Desert (1961)

Name: Journey Beneath the Desert
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 1961-05-05
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 3.3
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Haya Harareet, Georges Rivière, James Westmoreland, Amedeo Nazzari

Journey Beneath the Desert (1961), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Haya Harareet.

05/05/1961 BR Adventure and Fantasy 1h 45m

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Synopsis

A helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt.

Enzo SerafinCinematography
Edgar G. UlmerDirector
Giuseppe MasiniDirector
Renato CinquiniEditing

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Journey Beneath the Desert (Italian: Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta) is a 1961 adventure film based on the novel Atlantida by Pierre Benoit.

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Journey Beneath the Desert (Italian: Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta) is a 1961 adventure film based on the novel Atlantida by Pierre Benoit.

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant – Pierre

Haya Harareet – Queen Antinea

Georges Rivière – John

James Westmoreland – Robert

Amedeo Nazzari – Tamal

Gian Maria Volonté – Tarath

Giulia Rubini – Zinah

Gabriele Tinti – Max

Ignazio Dolce

Production

Frank Borzage was slated to direct the film and began production but left due to an illness and was replaced by Edgar G. Ulmer.

Release

Journey Beneath the Desert was released in Italy on 5 May 1961. It was released in France on 28 June 1961.

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Journey Beneath the Desert at IMDb

Text from Journey Beneath the Desert on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_Beneath_the_Desert

Trivia

It premiered on May 5, 1961, a Friday.
It runs 1h45 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosFidès Film, Transmonde Film, Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale
CountriesFrance, Italy
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
StatusReleased

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Atlantida

Set in

Africa

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Crew

Enzo Serafin Cinematography
Edgar G. Ulmer Director
Giuseppe Masini Director
Renato Cinquini Editing
Luigi Nannerini Producer
Carlo Rustichelli Original music
André Tabet Screenplay
Remigio Del Grosso Screenplay
Ugo Liberatore Screenplay

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What is Journey Beneath the Desert about?

Journey Beneath the Desert: A helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt.

Who directed Journey Beneath the Desert?

Journey Beneath the Desert was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and Giuseppe Masini in 1961.

Who stars in Journey Beneath the Desert?

The cast of Journey Beneath the Desert includes Jean-Louis Trintignant, Haya Harareet, Georges Rivière, James Westmoreland and Amedeo Nazzari.

How long is Journey Beneath the Desert?

Journey Beneath the Desert runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.

What is Journey Beneath the Desert based on?

Journey Beneath the Desert is based on Atlantida.