The Sahara Is Burning (French: Le Sahara brûle) is a 1961 French adventure film directed by Michel Gast and starring Paul Guers, Jean Servais and Magali Noël.Rège p.429 It is based on a novel of the same title by Gilles Perrault.Goble p.365 It was made at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location took place in the desert outside Hassi Messaoud in Algeria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sydney Bettex and René Moulaert.https://en.unifrance.org/movie/2911/le-sahara-brule
Synopsis The young engineer Lucas Rimbaud is sent to the Sahara Desert to investigate whether the drilling for petroleum should continue or the project brought to a halt. Subsequently, a massive fire breaks out in the facility.
Cast Paul Guers as Lucas Rimbaud Jean Servais as Wagner Magali Noël as Lénq Jean Daurand as Bouthier Jess Hahn as Jeff Gordon Jean-Marie Amato as Duval Georges Aminel as Ahmed Harald Wolff as Peter Robert Porte as Pénélope Pierre Doris as Joubert Marcel Bozzuffi as Gomez Guy Mairesse as Hans René-Jean Chauffard as Paulin
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Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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