Well it's more multi-coloured than black. But I'm just being facetious! Brian Desmond Hurst directs, Anthony Steel and André Morell star, Bryan Forbes and Robin Maugham write, William Alwyn scores the music and Desmond Dickinson photographs in VistaVision Technicolor. It looks lovely, the Libya locations amazing, yet it's a dull and uneventful movie. Story concerns Capt. David Holland (Steel), who during…
The Black Tent (1956)
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.
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Donald Sinden
Col. Sir Charles Holland
Anthony Steel
Capt. David Holland
Anna Maria Sandri
Mabrouka ben Yussef
André Morell
Sheik Salem ben Yussef
Donald Pleasence
Ali
Ralph Truman
Major Cross
Terence Sharkey
Daoud Holland
Anton Diffring
Senior German Officer
Anthony Bushell
Ambassador Baring
Michael Craig
Sheikh Faris
Frederick Jaeger
Koch
Derek Sydney
Interpreter
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What is The Black Tent about?
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and…
When was The Black Tent released?
The Black Tent was released in 1956.
What genres does The Black Tent belong to?
The Black Tent is categorised as Romance, Drama, Action.
Who stars in The Black Tent?
The cast of The Black Tent includes Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, André Morell, Donald Pleasence.