Yul Brynner plays politician Sharif who is sprung from a paddy wagon on his method to a firing squad by young followers led by Sal Mineo. Yul and also the other detainees abduct an ambulance as well as head right into the Arabian desert with the authorities in warm pursuit. All the performances are splendid: Sal Mineo revealing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy efficiency as a staff member of Zahrain oil that was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who comes to be mentally involved in the process.
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Yul Brynner plays politician Sharif who is sprung from a paddy wagon on his method to a firing squad by young followers led by Sal Mineo. Yul and also the other detainees abduct an ambulance as well as head right into the Arabian desert with the authorities in warm pursuit. All the performances are splendid: Sal Mineo revealing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy efficiency as a staff member of Zahrain oil that was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who comes to be mentally involved in the process.
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