Synopsis
In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.
Key facts
Cast
Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carrol Naish, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram, Richard Aherne, Dan Duryea, Carl Harbord
Original language
English
First release
September 22, 1943 (Brazil)
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Based on
The Thirteen
Setting
Libya
Filming locations
California
Crew
Screenplay
John Howard Lawson, Zoltan Korda
Producer
Harry Joe Brown
Cinematography
Rudolph Maté
Editing
Charles Nelson
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Academy Awards 1944 academy_award
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Brazil | September 22, 1943 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 22, 1943 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 22, 1943 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 11, 1943 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | November 10, 1945 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 10, 1951 |
| Streaming | Czech Republic | December 18, 2001 |
Full credits
| Director | Zoltan Korda |
| Cast | Humphrey Bogart (Sgt. Joe Gunn), Bruce Bennett (Waco Hoyt), J. Carrol Naish (Giuseppe), Lloyd Bridges (Fred Clarkson), Rex Ingram (Sgt. Maj. Tambul), Richard Aherne (Capt. Jason Halliday), Dan Duryea (Jimmy Doyle), Carl Harbord (Marty Williams), Patrick O'Moore (Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates), Louis Mercier (Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie'), Guy Kingsford (Peter Stegman), Kurt Kreuger (Capt. von Schletow), John Wengraf (Maj. von Falken), Louis Adlon (Soldier (uncredited)), Niels Bagge (German Private (uncredited)), Walter Bonn (Soldier (uncredited)), Frederic Brunn (German Private (uncredited)), Leslie Denison (British Soldier (uncredited)), Michael Dyne (British Soldier (uncredited)), Carl Ekberg (Sniper (uncredited)), Jack Gardner (British Soldier (uncredited)), Leyland Hodgson (British Officer (uncredited)), Frank Lackteen (Sheik Ali (uncredited)), Peter Lawford (British Soldier (uncredited)), Nelson Leigh (British Soldier (uncredited)), Anthony Marsh (Soldier (uncredited)), John Meredith (Soldier (uncredited)), George N. Neise (British Sergeant (uncredited)), Otto Reichow (German Captain (uncredited)), Henry Rowland (Captured German Private (uncredited)), John Royce (Soldier (uncredited)), Hans Schumm (Sgt. Krause (uncredited)), Robert R. Stephenson (German Soldier (uncredited)), Walter Thiele (Sniper (uncredited)), Frederick Worlock (Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)), Vilmos Gyimes (Sergeant (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | John Howard Lawson, Zoltan Korda |
| Story | Philip MacDonald |
| Producer | Harry Joe Brown |
| Cinematography | Rudolph Maté |
| Editing | Charles Nelson |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
