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Pako erämaassa

Original title: Tank Force!
  • 19581958
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
330
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Pako erämaassa (1958)
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During WW2 in North Africa, an American sergeant serving with the British 8th Army is captured by the Germans but he hatches various plans of escape from the POW camp.During WW2 in North Africa, an American sergeant serving with the British 8th Army is captured by the Germans but he hatches various plans of escape from the POW camp.During WW2 in North Africa, an American sergeant serving with the British 8th Army is captured by the Germans but he hatches various plans of escape from the POW camp.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
330
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,591
58,082
  • Director
    • Terence Young
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum
    • Terence Young
    • Merle Miller(story)
  • Stars
    • Victor Mature
    • Leo Genn
    • Anthony Newley
Top credits
  • Director
    • Terence Young
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum
    • Terence Young
    • Merle Miller(story)
  • Stars
    • Victor Mature
    • Leo Genn
    • Anthony Newley
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    • 11User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Luciana Paluzzi in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Luciana Paluzzi in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Victor Mature and Luciana Paluzzi in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Victor Mature in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Victor Mature in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Victor Mature in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Victor Mature in Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Pako erämaassa (1958)
    Pako erämaassa (1958)

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    Victor Mature
    Victor Mature
    • Thatcher
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Kendall
    Anthony Newley
    Anthony Newley
    • Noakes
    Bonar Colleano
    Bonar Colleano
    • The Pole
    Luciana Paluzzi
    Luciana Paluzzi
    • Carola
    Sean Kelly
    • Bartlett
    Kenneth Fortescue
    • Johnson
    Anne Aubrey
    Anne Aubrey
    • Italian Girl
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Camp Commandant
    Alfred Burke
    • Captain Ritter
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Patterson
    Maxwell Shaw
    • The Sheikh
    Alan Tilvern
    Alan Tilvern
    • Silverio
    George Pravda
    George Pravda
    • German Sergt.
    Percy Herbert
    Percy Herbert
    • 1st. English Soldier
    Kenneth Cope
    Kenneth Cope
    • 2nd. English Soldier
    Robert Rietty
    Robert Rietty
    • Alberto
    Martin Boddey
    Martin Boddey
    • S.S. Colonel
    • Director
      • Terence Young
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum
      • Terence Young
      • Merle Miller(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The proper British title for this British film is "No Time To Die"; it was shown under that title in the UK in the late 1950s. However, 21st-century showings of the film on British television have reverted to its American release title of "Tank Force".
    • Goofs
      The German Captain Ritter takes Sgt. David Thatcher to a POW camp run by the Italians. At the camp are several trucks purporting to belong to the Italian army. They are British Bedford 3 ton 4 x 4 GS QLs with right hand drive and were only used by British forces in the desert of North Africa during WWII. There is also a British Austin K2 Ambulance present at the POW camp.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. David H. Thatcher: He's not worth saving, not even for THAT!

    • Crazy credits
      "To the War Office. The Royal Armoured Corps and The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) who made possible the tank sequence. We extend our grateful thanks."
    • Alternate versions
      The American and British versions of the film had different running times clocking in at 86 minutes and 103 minutes respectively. This was a difference of about seventeen minutes with the English print being longer than the one Stateside.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Waltzing Matilda
      Original music by Christina McPherson (uncredited), revised music by Marie Cowan (uncredited) and lyrics by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson (as Banjo Paterson)

    User reviews11

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    4/10
    Sands of the Desert
    A meaner version of 'The Great Escape' set in North Africa rather than Europe, gathering together for the first time 'Thunderball's director, cameraman and femme fatale (while the supporting cast includes Robert Rietty, who dubbed Largo).

    As a Warwick production it inevitably includes unfunny comedy relief from Anthony Newley, (along with Anne Aubrey in her film debut). Most of the Germans are played by Brits, although Bonar Colleano (shortly afterwards killed in a car crash) is ironically dubbed and sporting a bleached crewcut as a Pole.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1958 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Flykt i öknen
    • Filming locations
      • Libya
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Warwick Film Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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