Desert of Fire (1997)
Overview
A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.
Overview
A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.
Genres
Release Date
January 01, 1997
Rating
Runtime
4h 30m
Anthony Delon
Prince Ben Tafud Dinani
Mandala Tayde
Amina
Arielle Dombasle
Magda Lassalle
Marie Laforêt
Rahma
Claudia Cardinale
Leila
Virna Lisi
Christine Duvivier
Stéphane Freiss
Jacquot
Mathieu Carrière
François Legrand
Jean Sorel
Gustave Miller
Emanuela Garuccio
Journalist at Press Conference
Francesca Romana Succi
The TV Reporter
Isabella Pasanisi
Annette
Cristina Convito
Nurse
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Party Guest at Duvivier's
Giuliano Gemma
Emir Tafud
Fabio Testi
Daniel Diderot
Christopher Buchholz
Prince Dubai Al Kanhai
Orso Maria Guerrini
Al Khan
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Sheikh Ja'far
Stefan Gubser
Moulay
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