Movie: Desert War

Top 6 Billed Cast

Chelo Alonso
Chelo Alonso

Alba Petti

Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni

Sergeant Morettini

Peter Baldwin
Peter Baldwin

Lieutenant Enrico Fassi

Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora

Colonel Spallafredda

Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi

Lieutenant Zecchini

Vittorio Congia
Vittorio Congia

Soldier De Rosa

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    A woman is discovered in a shelled-out truck in the Libyan Desert by a small group of soldiers.

  • Release Date

    1962-03-03

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    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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