Escape from Zahrain (1962)
Escape to Explosive Adventure!
93 min
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.
- Release date
- May 23, 1962
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Yul Brynner as Sharif
- Sal Mineo as Ahmed
- Jack Warden as Huston
- Madlyn Rhue as Laila
- Anthony Caruso as Tahar
- Leonard Strong as Ambulance Driver
- Jay Novello as Hassan
- Abdullah Abbas as Townsman
- Sadik Amir Adeli as Pumper at Desert Station
- Lionel Ames as Arab Student with Car
Crew
- Ronald Neame · Director
- Michael Barrett · Writer
- Robin Estridge · Writer
- Ronald Neame · Producer
- Lyn Murray · Composer
- Ellsworth Fredericks · Cinematographer
- Eda Warren · Editor