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Destination Gobi(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-03-20
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21 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
ADVENTURE AS FIERY AND FURIOUS AS THE FLAMING SANDS OF CHINA'S GOBI DESERT!
Overview:
A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Destination Gobi
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Widmark
Sam McHale
Don Taylor
Jenkins
Max Showalter
Walter Landers
Murvyn Vye
Kengtu
Darryl Hickman
Wilbur "Coney" Cohen
Martin Milner
Elwood Halsey
Ross Bagdasarian
Paul Sabatello
Judy Dan
Nura-Salu
Rodolfo Acosta
Tomec
Russell Collins
Hobart Wyatt
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