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Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
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Dale Gordon
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Sheikh Ahmed al Jaffar
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Ibrahim Rasoul
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Heinrich von Glessing
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Andy
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String
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Cambridge
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R.J. Gordon
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Lord Beg
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Captain Browne
Tuvia Tavi ...
Enrico Bertocelli
Ilan Zahavi ...
De La Forge
Dov Friedman ...
Lindström
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Curt
Yehuda Elboim ...
Dramn
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Halef (as Joseph Shiloach)
Shahar Cohen ...
Abu
Barry Langford ...
Conierge
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Mayor (as Yaacov Ben-Sira)
Zehava Twena ...
Yasmin
Dina Ledani ...
Ismene
Dorit Seadia ...
Laliah
Sam Omani ...
Douvain
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Omar
Joseph Bee ...
Browne Crewman
Dan Muggia ...
Bertocelli Crewman (as Dan Angelo Muggia)
Ran Vered ...
De La Forge Crewman
Ezra Kafri ...
Lindström Crewman
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Kamal
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Abdullah
Shaul Taron ...
Mustapha
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Chase
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Ewing
Caro Henley ...
Mistress
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Dale's Father (uncredited)
Barrie Holland ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Yitzhak Ne'eman ...
Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Andrew V. McLaglen
John Guillermin ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Menahem Golan ... (story)
 
James R. Silke ... (writer)

Produced by

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Yoram Globus ... producer
Menahem Golan ... producer
Teri Shields ... executive producer
Roni Ya'ackov ... associate producer (as Rony Yacov)

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by

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David Gurfinkel
Armando Nannuzzi

Editing by

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Michael John Bateman
Michael J. Duthie ... (as Michael Duthie)

Editorial Department

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Rachel Balanga ... assistant editor (as Rachel Belanga)
Michael John Bateman ... associate editor (as Michael Bateman)
Paula Erickson ... post-production assistant
Charles Gale ... assistant editor
Richard Kraft ... post-production assistant
Ray Martin ... color timer
Frieda Sasson ... assistant editor
Jim Stewart ... first assistant editor (as James A. Stewart)
Alan Strachan ... supervising editor

Casting By

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Maude Spector

Production Design by

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Luciano Spadoni

Art Direction by

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John Hoesli ... art director: London

Set Decoration by

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Enzo Eusepi

Costume Design by

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Mario Carlini

Makeup Department

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Eileen Fletcher ... make-up: London unit
Betty Glasow ... hairdresser: London unit (as Betty Glasgow)
Matti Halchmi ... makeup artist: second unit
Moni Mansano ... head makeup artist
Franco Schioppa ... makeup artist: Brooke Shields
Lena Trabelsi ... hair stylist
Aharon Vaturi ... hair stylist: Brooke Shields

Production Management

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Ronnie Bear ... production manager: London
Karen Hoenig ... post-production supervisor
Omri Maron ... production manager
Stefano Spadoni ... assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Shaul Dishy ... assistant director
Michael Flynn ... second assistant director: London
Miguel Gil ... first assistant director (as Miguel Gil Diaz)
Mike Katzin ... assistant director
David Lipkind ... assistant director: second unit
Josh McLaglen ... assistant director
Riki Shelach Nissimoff ... second unit director (as Ricki Shelah)

Art Department

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Zvika Chen ... props buyer
Peter James ... set dresser: London unit
Zion Kobi ... construction manager
Tony Teiger ... property master: London unit (as Tony Jeiger)
Fernando Valento ... construction manager
David Varod ... set dresser
Vivalda Vigorelli ... assistant art director
Israel Vogelernteri ... set dresser (as Israel Volgenter)
Ladislav Wilheim ... property master
Drew Struzan ... poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Massimo Anzellotti ... sound effects editor
Marty Church ... adr mixer
Cyril Collick ... sound mixer: London unit
Carlos Delarios ... re-recording mixer (as Carlos De Larios)
Stan Haines ... boom operator: London
Kimberly Harris ... adr editor
Michael J. Kohut ... re-recording mixer
Itzhak Magal ... sound mixer: second unit
Amitan Mendelson ... boom operator: second unit
Yohai Moshe ... boom operator (as Yochai Moshe)
Richard Oswald ... dialogue editor (as Richard L. Oswald)
Aaron Rochin ... re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers ... sound recordist
Gregory H. Watkins ... adr mixer
Eli Yarkoni ... sound mixer
Robin Haskins ... re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jeff Clifford ... special effects
John Stears ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Jim Danforth ... matte photographer / matte supervisor
Mark Sullivan ... matte artist
Cliff Culley ... matte paintings (uncredited)

Stunts

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Mario De Barros ... assistant stunt coordinator (as Mario De Baros)
Joaquin Elias ... stunt double: Lambert Wilson
Juan Maján ... stunt coordinator
Angelo Miller ... stunt warrior
Eddie Stacey ... stunt coordinator
Dorothy Ford ... stunts (uncredited)
Doyle McCurley ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Reuven Ajami ... grip: second unit
Moshe Alon ... electrician (as Moshi Alon)
Moshe Asher ... assistant camera
Avi Avrahami ... electrician
Itzik Ben-Aroya ... key grip: second unit (as Itsik Ben-Aroya)
George Binnersley ... camera loader: London
Micky Binyamini ... focus puller
Marco Cristiani ... focus puller: second unit
Nino Cristiani ... director of photography: second unit
David Farrell ... still photographer
Zvika Gil ... film loader: second unit
John Golding ... camera operator: London unit
Yoni Hamenachem ... still photographer (as Yoni Hamenahem)
George Hurrell Sr. ... special photographer
Avi Koren ... camera loader
Avraham Leibman ... gaffer
Alex Levac ... still photographer: second unit (as Alex Libik)
Samuel Levi ... key grip (as Shmuel Levi)
Danny Mattas ... focus puller: second unit
Armando Nannuzzi ... director of photography: London
Danny Schneider ... clapper loader
Rami Siman-Tov ... focus puller
Yuda Tatarko ... gaffer: second unit (as Yehuda Tatarko)
Peter Versey ... focus puller: London
George Binnersley ... clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Paul Cavaco ... additional costumer
Shimon Elimelech ... wardrobe
Alan Flusser ... additional costumer
Mike Jeffries ... wardrobe: London
Joanna Johnston ... wardrobe: London
Kezia Keeble ... additional costumer
Tami Mor ... wardrobe supervisor (as Tammy Mor)
Rina Ramon ... wardrobe
Michaela Sharon ... wardrobe: second unit

Location Management

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Danny Ben Menahem ... location manager (as Danny Ben Menachem)
Michael Hartman ... location manager: London
Chaim Idan ... location controller

Music Department

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Sergio Marcotulli ... music sound engineer (as Sergio Margotullio)
Ennio Morricone ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Angela Allen ... script supervisor
Jeanette Nae ... script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

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Avner Peled ... transportation manager

Additional Crew

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Frans J. Afman ... financial consultant
Sima Ben-David ... production accountant
Ronit Chayun ... production secretary (as Ronit Chayon)
Raz Chen ... camp manager
Amnon Globus ... production controller
Yosef Hausdorf ... wrangler coordinator (as Joseph Hausdorff)
Dedi Hausdorff ... horse trainer (as Didi Hausdorf)
Sophie Kahn ... unit publicist
Ruthie Lustig ... production secretary: second unit
Naomi Mayberg ... production coordinator
Priscilla McDonald ... publicity coordinator
Brian McMillan ... head animal trainer
Vikki McMillan ... animal trainer
Carl Schmidt ... armorer (as Carl Shmidt)
Phyllis Townshend ... script supervisor: London unit (as Phyllis Townsend)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Young beauty Dale is determined to finish what her late father started; racing his custom built race car across the grueling deserts of Africa. In a quest to honor a love, she will find that the heat of the African desert comes from more than just its scorching sands. Will her passion flame the fatal desires of others! Written by DanzWMe

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Also Known As
  • Aventuras en el Sáhara (Spain)
  • サハラ（1983） (Japan, Japanese title)
  • 撒哈啦 (Taiwan)
  • Сахара (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Сахара (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Early in filming, producer Menahem Golan said to numerous people, that he believed that Brooke Shields would win an Oscar for her role. See more »
Goofs Twice in the opening sequence, Dale (Brooke Shields) slides off the race course on a corner, and the wide view shows her race car hitting a hay bale barricade, but both times in a close-up shot inserted between the long views, her car hits a barricade made of tires. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014). See more »
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