Music is by john dankworth and cinematography by erwin hillier. Sands of the kalahari 1965 cast and crew moviefone. After a small aircraft crashes in the kalahari desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he would eliminate the other men in the group. Apr 04, 2016 scenes of stuart whitman in sands of the kalahari 1965 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Movie typography from sands of the kalahari 1965, directed by cy endfield, starring stanley baker, stuart whitman, susannah york, harry andrews. Sands of the kalahari 1965 after a small plane crashes in the jungles of south africa, its surviving passengers struggle to find their way back to civilization. Jul 17, 2011 the most disappointing part of kalahari is that the film starts out with such promise. But sands of the kalahari has lived in peoples memories ever since it came out, due to its brilliant execution and powerful story telling. A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes. Legendas sands of the kalahari legendas portuguese br.
Mar 31, 2016 scenes of sands of the kalahari 1965 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Sands of the kalahari a chartered plane crashes in a remote african desert after colliding with a swarm of locusts. Based on the novel by william mulvihill the story centers on a group of six individuals, five men and one woman, who fight to survive the blistering heat of the kalahari desert when their plane crashes after its struck by a large swath of locusts. Endfields screenplay sets up a nightmare of survival. The screenplay was written by cy endfield and william mulvihill and directed by cy endfield. Sands of the kalahari was perhaps the first adultthemed fiction i read. Sands of the kalahari 1965 cast and crew after a small plane crashes in the jungles of south africa, its surviving passengers struggle to find their way back to civilization. Sands of the kalahari is a very good movie,stuart whitman,susannah york,stanley baker are the stars plus lots. Sands of the kalahari is a 1965 british adventure film starring stuart whitman, stanley baker, susannah york, harry andrews and theodore bikel, based on the. Sands of the kalahari in neighborhoods the new york times. Scenes of stuart whitman in sands of the kalahari 1965 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. The locations west coast of namibia are clearly remote and the photography is crisp and expansive, but the geographical liberties are problematic, requiring us to accept that nigel davenport could walk west out of the kalahari without hitting the main highway running north to the capital. The strangest adventure the eyes of man have ever seen a diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes. With stanley baker, stuart whitman, susannah york, harry andrews.
A diverse group of individuals including a womanizing pilot nigel davenport, a domineering hunter stuart whitman, a failed mining engineer stanley baker, a beautiful divorcee susannah york, a softspoken doctor theodore bikel, and a former nazi officer harry andrews struggle to survive in the kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes. Separate and less crowded registration available to checkin. Sands of the kalahari 1965 cy endfield, stanley baker, stuart whitman, susannah york, adventure march 20, 2016 a small airplane crashes in the sweltering deserts of southern africa hundreds of miles from civilization. Sands of the kalahari year 1965 director cyril r endfield. Stuart whitman in sands of the kalahari 1965 youtube. Sands of the kalahari is one of the more entertaining actionsurvival films of the 1960s. It stars stuart whitman, stanley baker, susannah york, harry andrews, theodore bikel and nigel davenport. Sands of the kalahari year 1965 director cyril r endfield a12b9w from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Its not the harsh surroundings or the vicious baboons that the survivors have to worry about, but a fellow crazed passenger. Rent sands of the kalahari 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Baker on set of paramount pictures movie sands of the kalahari in 1965. There are better survival films out there, and i suggest those over sands of the kalahari. A small airplane crashes in the sweltering deserts of southern africa hundreds of miles from civilization. Sands of the kalahari photos view all photos 2 movie info. Scenes of sands of the kalahari 1965 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Sands of the kalahari 1965 the movie database tmdb. Bondrachai theodore bikel, divorcee grace munkton susannah york, the crooked brian obrien stuart whitman, the elderly german grimmelman harry. As parallels are drawn between the stranded group of seven. Survivors of a plane crash in the kalahari desert in southern africa struggle for life on a strange black mountain, while one by one their number diminishes. Sands of the kalahari bluray susannah york dvdbeaver.
Smashing epic adventure, with complex characterizations and weird dynamics. Rent sands of the kalahari 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd. Overview of sands of the kalahari, 1965, directed by cy endfield, with stuart whitman, stanley baker, susannah york, at turner classic movies. The rooms are spacious with refrigerator and microwave. If you stay in the sands building it is quite a hike to the parks, dont forget anything in your room. For those who did see it, there were some who dismissed it as hysterical, but for others who appreciated its overstatement and its themes of the descent.
Rent sands of the kalahari 1965 starring stuart whitman and stanley baker on dvd and bluray. The fertile bushveldt along the edge of the kalahari supports remarkable numbers of kudu and eland, and somewhat to my surprise i saw some of the biggest wart hogs of my life at allans. The survivors, stanley baker, theodore bikel, harry andrews, nigel davenport, stuart whitman and susannah york gather what supplies they can and head off. Stuart whitman, susannah york, sir stanley baker, harry andrews, theodore bikel, nigel. Sands of the kalahari on the other hand is a far more obscure movie, as it was overshadowed by the james stewart favourite and didnt make a massive amount of money, or impact, at the time. Sands of the kalahari is directed by cy endfield who also adapts the screenplay from the novel of the same name written by william mulvihill. Sands of the kalahari year 1965 director cyril r endfield stuart whitman a12b9r from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. We had a room next to some young adults who were partying all night. Stranded in the african wilds by a plane crash, a disparate group of passengers worst enemy isnt weather or wild animals but a fellow traveler. Endfield and bakers sands of the kalahari 1965 instead takes an unsentimental look at the boundary between civilization and savagery, a theme that would soon be revisited in more brutal african adventures like cornel wildes the naked prey and robert aldrichs the flight of the phoenix. Perdidos no kalahari pob, sands of the kalahari eng pontuacao do filme. Sands of the kalahari is a film programme that first aired in 1965 and has been classified a 15 certificate. Building is connected to main building via 2nd floor walkway.
Sands of the kalahari 1965 directed by cy endfield. Sands of the kalahari cy endfield, coproducer, director and scripter of the long film made almost entirely on location in africa, wisely makes the camera as important as anyone in the cast. Sands of the kalahari 1965 a small aircraft crashes in the middle of the kalahari desert. Awesome quick wild pig trap technology diy wild pig trap using stone by hunter boy on mountain duration. They are forced to set out and find a food source and water, lest they starve to death because, you know, desert. After a small aircraft crashes in the kalahari desert, one of the.
Unfortunately not many have had the pleasure of seeing it, for it has been out of print for many years. I have already forgotten spiderman except for its title. Sands of the kalahari is an adventure movie about a bunch of guys and someones wife whom all get stranded in a vast desert after a plane crash stupid locusts. Its killed or be killed in the sands of the kalahari. Stuart whitman, stanley baker, susannah york, theodore bikel, nigel davenport. Jun 29, 2012 sands of the kalahari is an adventure movie about a bunch of guys and someones wife whom all get stranded in a vast desert after a plane crash stupid locusts. During the course of our last visit, our party took kudu, gemsbok, hartebeest, springbok, waterbuck, duiker, and jackal. Sands of the kalahari, deserving of the same rep its filmmaker and star achieved for zulu, is a neglected minor masterpiece of perverted heroics and ironic, cynical adventure, played out on a grand scale. Watch sands of the kalahari now on your favorite device.
The sands of kalahari by william mulvihill goodreads. A cast of mainly british actors, along with american actor stuart whitman, give strong performances as survivors of a plane crash in the south african kalahari desert. The most disappointing part of kalahari is that the film starts out with such promise. Cy endfields 1965 film, sands of the kalahari, may draw repeated comparisons to lord of the flies or flight of the phoenix, but, as i watched it for the first time today, my thoughts drifted repeatedly to i shot an arrow into the air, an episode from the first season of the twilight zone. Stranded in the african wilds by a plane crash, a disparate group of passengers worst enemy isnt weather or wild animals but a fellow.
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