Escape from Zahrain (1962)
Escape from Zahrain
Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
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Yul Brynner
as Sharif
as Sharif
Madlyn Rhue
as Laila
as Laila
Sal Mineo
as Ahmed
as Ahmed
Jack Warden
as Huston
as Huston
James Mason
as Johnson
as Johnson
Anthony Caruso
as Tahar
as Tahar
Jay Novello
as Hassan
as Hassan
Leonard Strong
as Ambulance Driver
as Ambulance Driver
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Ronald Neame
Director
Director
Dudley Nichols
Writer
Writer
Michael Barrett
Novel
Novel
Robin Estridge
Screenplay
Screenplay
Bob Herron
Stunts
Stunts
Frank R. McKelvy
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ronald Neame
Producer
Producer
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Art Direction
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Eda Warren
Editor
Editor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Costume Design
Francisco Day
Second Unit Director
Second Unit Director
Tom Connors Jr.
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Hair Supervisor
Eddie Imazu
Art Direction
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ellsworth Fredericks
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
Irmin Roberts
Second Unit Director of Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
Francisco Day
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Lyn Murray
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
