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film directed by

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that was shot in

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. The film was edited from the three-part, 300-minute 1989 Italian Canale 5 television miniseries '' Il principe del deserto''.

Plot

When the estranged Moroccan husband (

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) of wealthy corporate head Christine Sanders (

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) takes their son Robert to Morocco, she hires two operatives (

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and Peter Sands) who specialize in rescuing hostages from terrorists to bring her son back. Robert is brought to his grandfather ( Omar Sharif) who wishes the boy to succeed him as the ruler of his tribe.

Cast

as Tom Burton *

as Christine Sanders * Omar Sharif as Emir Beni-Zair * Elliott Gould as Red Merchantson *

as Moulet Beni-Zair * Stewart Bick as Daniel * David Flosi as Robert Sanders *

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as Sal Cuomo * Peter Sands as James Ross * Christopher Ahrens as Bodyguard * Larry Dolgin as Duncan *

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as El-Mahadi * David Thompson as Headmaster Bligh

References

External links

* * 1991 films 1990s action drama films 1990s adventure films Italian adventure films Italian drama films 1990s Italian-language films Films shot in Morocco Films set in Morocco Films directed by Duccio Tessari Films scored by Ennio Morricone Titanus films Films edited from television programs 1991 drama films Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati 1990s English-language films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub