Devil of the Sahara (1954)
(Shaytan al-Sahra)
Country: EGY
Technical: bw 89m
Director: Youssef Chahine
Cast: Omar Sharif, Maryam Fakhruddin, Tawfik El Deken
Synopsis:
A shiftless frequenter of gypsy revellers steps up to avenge his friend and liberate the neighbouring tribes from the tyranny of their ruler.
Review:
Apparently made on a very tight schedule after the promise of The Blazing Sun, Chahine's Gunga Din-style essay in cowboys and Indians retains one or two fine in-depth compositions but is woefully rough-edged in the staging and editing of outdoor action scenes, of which there are many. Dramatically it is also flawed by the 'one man against many' logic meaning that Essam (Sharif) will always succeed: the only suspense is whether he will end up with the sensuous gypsy or the fair-skinned princess.
(Shaytan al-Sahra)
Country: EGY
Technical: bw 89m
Director: Youssef Chahine
Cast: Omar Sharif, Maryam Fakhruddin, Tawfik El Deken
Synopsis:
A shiftless frequenter of gypsy revellers steps up to avenge his friend and liberate the neighbouring tribes from the tyranny of their ruler.
Review:
Apparently made on a very tight schedule after the promise of The Blazing Sun, Chahine's Gunga Din-style essay in cowboys and Indians retains one or two fine in-depth compositions but is woefully rough-edged in the staging and editing of outdoor action scenes, of which there are many. Dramatically it is also flawed by the 'one man against many' logic meaning that Essam (Sharif) will always succeed: the only suspense is whether he will end up with the sensuous gypsy or the fair-skinned princess.
(Shaytan al-Sahra)
Country: EGY
Technical: bw 89m
Director: Youssef Chahine
Cast: Omar Sharif, Maryam Fakhruddin, Tawfik El Deken
Synopsis:
A shiftless frequenter of gypsy revellers steps up to avenge his friend and liberate the neighbouring tribes from the tyranny of their ruler.
Review:
Apparently made on a very tight schedule after the promise of The Blazing Sun, Chahine's Gunga Din-style essay in cowboys and Indians retains one or two fine in-depth compositions but is woefully rough-edged in the staging and editing of outdoor action scenes, of which there are many. Dramatically it is also flawed by the 'one man against many' logic meaning that Essam (Sharif) will always succeed: the only suspense is whether he will end up with the sensuous gypsy or the fair-skinned princess.