Desert of Fire

Desert of Fire

1997
4h 30min

A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.

Desert of Fire

Storyline

A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.
Cast
Anthony Delon
Anthony Delon
Prince Ben Tafud Dinani
Mandala Tayde
Mandala Tayde
Amina
Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle
Magda Lassalle
Marie Laforêt
Marie Laforêt
Rahma
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Leila
Virna Lisi
Virna Lisi
Christine Duvivier
Stéphane Freiss
Stéphane Freiss
Jacquot
Mathieu Carrière
Mathieu Carrière
François Legrand
Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel
Gustave Miller
Emanuela Garuccio
Emanuela Garuccio
Journalist at Press Conference
Francesca Romana Succi
The TV Reporter
Isabella Pasanisi
Annette
Cristina Convito
Nurse
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Party Guest at Duvivier's
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma
Emir Tafud
Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi
Daniel Diderot
Christopher Buchholz
Christopher Buchholz
Prince Dubai Al Kanhai
Orso Maria Guerrini
Orso Maria Guerrini
Al Khan
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Sheikh Ja'far
Stefan Gubser
Stefan Gubser
Moulay
Ralph Herforth
Ralph Herforth
Grosko Jubayr
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
Tareq
Franco Nero
Franco Nero
Marcel Duvivier
Sergio Nicolai
Sergio Nicolai
The Archivist at Duvivier-Legrand's
Daniele Pecci
Daniele Pecci
The Cameraman of M6
Anthony Brophy
Anthony Brophy
Butler Gaston
Bobby Rhodes
Bobby Rhodes
The Warden at Duvivier's
Gianni Gori
The Doctor at Duvivier's
Massimo Vanni
Massimo Vanni
Albino
Tonino Cuomo
Senator Greco
Ninni Lionello
Party Guest at Duvivier's
Zoubeir Bornaz
Yusuf
Salah Miled
Doctor Hasan
Roberto Libertini
Roberto Libertini
Taxi Driver in Tunis
Tayeb Oueslati
The Imam at Wedding Ceremony
Zine Mougo
The Jeweller
Roberto Bigherati
Primo giornalista
Anthony Brophy
Anthony Brophy
Maggiordomo
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