The Black Tent

The Black Tent

93 mins | Drama, Action, Romance | April 9, 1956

During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.

The Black Tent

93 mins | Drama, Action, Romance | April 9, 1956

The Black Tent
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers The Rank Organisation
Original title The Black Tent
Directors Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers Robin Maugham, Bryan Forbes

Cast

Donald Sinden

as Col. Sir Charles Holland

Anthony Steel

as Capt. David Holland

Anna Maria Sandri

as Mabrouka ben Yussef

André Morell

as Sheik Salem ben Yussef

Ralph Truman

as Major Cross

Terence Sharkey

as Daoud Holland

Anton Diffring

as Senior German Officer

Anthony Bushell

as Ambassador Baring

Michael Craig

as Sheikh Faris

Derek Sydney

as Interpreter