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Escape from Zahrain (1962)
876
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
Style:
retro, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
truck, arab, revolutionary, fictional country, exotic locale, trucker, desert, military, fugitives, chase, rebellion, revolution, chases and races, escapades, danger, confined, on the run, political unrest, state affairs, corrupted ruler, daring rescue, tough heroes, village, con artists, escape ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
africa, middle east, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and exciting films with plots about heroes, danger, escapades, chases and races, rivalry, confined and daring rescue mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Escape from Zahrain: Atlas (1961), Breakout (1975), Running Scared (1980), King of Africa (1968), The Paper Will Be Blue (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
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Place:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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779
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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542
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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