Jewel of the Sahara (2001) (V)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Ariel Vromen

Writers:

Alon Aranya (story)
Kennedy Taylor (story)

Genre:

Comedy | Short | Fantasy

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	Captain Charles Belamy
Clifford David	...	Old Francois Renard
Peter Franzén	...	Young Francois Renard
Ori Pfeffer	...	Mahmud
Ralph Lister	...	Harold Belamy
Nicholl Hiren	...	Sargent
Gian Saragosa	...	Gamal
Ari Averbach	...	Andre Alfa / Legionaire #8
Gahl Sasson	...	Legionaire #1
Rodrigo Madrazo	...	Legionaire #2
Tomer Almagor	...	Legionaire #3
Lionel Renard	...	Legionaire #4 (as Leonal Renard)
Gili Pinchuck	...	Legionaire #5
Santiago Barriero	...	Legionaire #6
Kevin Keyser	...	Legionaire #7

Runtime:

17 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Company:

Keyser Productions

I was pleasantly surprised!

I am a huge Gerard Butler fan, so I tracked this film down and got a copy of it. The only thing I knew about it, besides Gerard was in it, was that the plot summary had a strong similarity to an old joke that I had heard. My first thought was how could they make a film out of a joke? I didn't expect much. But I tell you what, these folks put together a great little movie. The script was fun, the acting was good, and it had a great look to it - especially Gerard Butler. And even though I knew the punchline, the way the story unfolds and is presented makes for a very entertaining time. I hope we see more from these folks in the future.