Tuareg - Il guerriero del deserto (1984)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Tito Carpi (writer)
Enzo G. Castellari (writer)

Release Date:

12 March 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Action

Plot:

In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp...

Plot Keywords:

Camel | Arab | Forced To Strip | Nomad | Desert Combat

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Gacel Sayah
Luis Prendes	...	Abdul El Kabir
Ritza Brown	...	Gacel's Wife
Paolo Malco	...	Captain Razman
Aldo Sambrell	...	Sgt. Malick
Ennio Girolami		(as Enio Girolami)
Antonio Sabato	...	The Captain
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Mubarak - the Bedouin Guide
Claudia Gravy	...	Mubarak's Wife (as Claudia Gravi)
Manuel Pereiro
Romano Puppo	...	Soldier
Emiliano Redondo	...	Prison Warden
Massimo Vanni	...	Corporal
José Yepes
Mario De Barros	...	Gacel's Tent Guest (as Mario Barros)

Also Known As:

Desert Warrior (USA) (video title)
Tuareg (Spain)
Tuareg: The Desert Warrior (USA) (longer version)

Runtime:

Italy:95 min | Spain:97 min | USA:97 min

Country:

Spain | Italy | Israel

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | Norway:15 (video rating) | Spain:13 | UK:18

Company:

Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas

Quotes:

Gacel Sayah: [to the Captain] If you shout, I will cut your throat. Do you understand?

Movie Connections:

References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Action Smacktacular!

I remember seeing this film on TV when I was a kid. The scene where Harmon drinks blood from a camel's neck has stuck in my mind ever since. Now as an adult and a huge fan of Italian action, this is how I describe the film. Excellent action film from Italy features plenty of trademark Enzo G. Castellari slow motion and shootout scenes, yet has its share of meaningful overtones and messages. Notorious for making his films far overbudget, Castellari failed to recoup from his losses on this film and his career slowly faltered afterward. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good action film, but the location filming and knock-em-out action scenes probably were far too expensive for Castellari's cheapo Italian producers to handle. There is one hilariously cheap effect used, when a leopard is shot in the head. In place of a real leopard they opted to use a stuffed animal which barely looked like a leopard at all! Well, the effect was nice and gory, just hilariously fake all the same. Watch for a cameo appearance by Castellari as a prison guard who gets his kicks out of beating prisoners with his fists. Another awesome scene has Harmon single-handedly wiping out an entire fortress full of bad guys. Great film! 9/10!