Escape from Zahrain

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Yul Brynner

Sharif

Age : 65 | Popularity : 11%

Madlyn Rhue

Laila

Age : 68 | Popularity : 5%

Sal Mineo

Ahmed

Age : 37 | Popularity : 21%

Jack Warden

Huston

Age : 85 | Popularity : 38%

James Mason

Johnson

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

Anthony Caruso

Tahar

Age : 86 | Popularity : 13%

Jay Novello

Hassan

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Leonard Strong

Ambulance Driver

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Recordist	Charles Grenzbach Gene Merritt
	Original Music Composer	Lyn Murray
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
	Makeup Supervisor	Wally Westmore
	Hair Supervisor	Nellie Manley
Art	Art Direction	Hal Pereira Eddie Imazu
	Set Decoration	Sam Comer Frank R. McKelvy
Directing	Director	Ronald Neame
	Second Unit Director	Francisco Day
	Assistant Director	Tom Connors Jr.
Production	Producer	Ronald Neame
	Associate Producer	Francisco Day
Writing	Writer	Dudley Nichols
	Screenplay	Robin Estridge
	Novel	Michael Barrett
Editing	Editor	Eda Warren
Camera	Director of Photography	Ellsworth Fredericks
	Second Unit Director of Photography	Irmin Roberts
Crew	Stunts	Bob Herron
Department	Role	Name

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