At an oilfield in the Sahara Desert, a massive derrick blaze is tackled by a team of Romanian oil well firefighters aided by an American specialist but hired saboteurs with ulterior motives imperil the scene.
Anna Kendrick—star of the new HBO Max series, "Love Life"—knew she had to embrace all the cringeworthy honesty of her character's romantic struggles.
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| Stuart Whitman | ... | John Carter | |
| Woody Strode | ... | Ben | |
| Tony Kendall | ... | Tony | |
| Gheorghe Dinica | ... | George (as George Dinica) | |
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Jean Constantin | ... | Jean |
| William Berger | ... | Bill Mann | |
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Radu Beligan | ... | Prof. Luca |
| Florin Piersic | ... | Dan | |
| Gordon Mitchell | ... | Burt | |
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Roberto Messina | ... | Fred |
| Valentin Platareanu | ... | Ionescu | |
| Paola Senatore | ... | Diana Astor | |
| Ray Milland | ... | The Boss | |
| Mircea Diaconu | ... | Gregory | |
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Mihail Vasile Boghita | ... | Michael (as Mihai Vasile Boghita) |
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When a huge fire erupts at an oil field in the wilds of the Sahara Desert, an American who specializes in fighting oil-field fires and his team are called in to put it out. As the fire rages out of control, the expert finds that he not only has to battle the fire but greed and political corruption as well. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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February 1977 (Romania) See more »Also Known As:
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ROL5,312,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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REASONS NOT TO WATCH THIS MOVIE:
1) Ray Milland looks even more embarrassed here than in THE THING WITH TWO HEADS.
2) The captain of this hard-working team of oil firefighters puts a ban on anyone smoking while battling one particular blaze, then asks for a cigarette.
3) The American actors are all dubbed.
4) The cinematography here is as muddy, murky and (un)stomachable as a McDonald's coffee.
5) For a movie about people with such a unique and dangerous line of work, this is about as exciting as watching a houseplant grow.
REASONS TO WATCH THIS MOVIE: ...well, if you're THAT much of a bad movie lover...