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A tense, engrossing adventure set in the 1942 libyan war zone in the hot western desert. John mills, anthony quayle, sylvia syms, walter gotell. Ice cold in alex dvd 1958 this is 100% genuine product. Lee thompson, and based on the novel by christopher landon the script was cowritten by landon with t.
To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. After a german invasion a british ambulance crew are forced to evacuate their base but become separated from the rest of their unit. British 1958 warfilm directed by j lee thompson which tells the story of a group of british army personnel nurses, dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of north africa during ww2. The classic scene where they try to get the van up the sandhill by turning the starting handle. And how well hes earned it, having steered clear of the bottle, axis troops and a minefield to bring an. Ice cold in alex aka desert attack 1958 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Anyway, the vhs tape when it arrived was titled ice cold in alex, not desert attack, and had a picture of a shirtless john mills holding a pickaxe, with a barbed wire insignia underneath, against an olive background. Lee thompson, 1958 was, in fact, attempting to break the mould of the genre in several ways. Lee thompson and starring john mills, the film was a prizewinner at the 8th berlin international film festival.
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It bears its age well and i had forgotten the number of nailbiting sequences. With john mills, anthony quayle, sylvia syms, harry andrews. The monochrome still from ice cold in alex of john mills contemplating his beer glass at a bar, while three similarly khaki. Ice cold in alex dvd 1958 original dvd planet store. Ice cold in alex 1958 film hallo, i do not wish to go on with a non series 1 topic but the excellent film ice cold in alex features a 4 x4 austin k 2 ambulance. John mills, anthony quayle, sylvia syms, harry andrews, diane clare, richard leech, liam redmond, allan cuthbertson, david. A british ambulance officer escapes the siege in tobruk and tries desperately to get his passengers to safety in alexandria, where he dreams he will have the luxury of an. Jul 19, 2014 sylvia syms obe has been a hugely successful actress for 60 years. Lee thompson, 1958 was, in fact, attempting to break the. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches alexandria, but the problems just wont go away. Ice cold in alex is a 1958 british war adventure movie directed by j.
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Ice cold in alex 1958 captain anson john mills is tired and thirsty. Although it is overall a decent film, the most interesting thing about ice cold in alex and the one which needs some explanation is its title. His travelling companions are two nurses and a south african officer. Find movie and film cast and crew information for ice cold in. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7.
Full streaming ice cold in alex in high definition format with movie synopsis a group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of north africa during the second world war. Ice cold in alex subtitles download movie and tv series. Ice cold in alex official trailer restoration of a classic. This is the film in which john mills swigs the most famous glass of beer in movie history. An exclusive collection of photographs taken on the set of the classic 1958 war film ice cold in alex. Under the title desert attack, a shortened, 79minute version of the film was released in the. Starring some of british cinemas most celebrated actors, john mills great expectations, gandhi, sylvia syms ferry to hong kong, shirley valentine and harry andrews the hill, battle of britain, ice cold in alex is an action packed and suspenseful wartime classic. This vehicle was converted from a chevrolet 4 x4 by the army engineers on site. The ice cold of the title is an ice cold beer, and alex is alexandria, the egyptian city thats a distant destination for the two british soldiers, two nurses and south african officer driving an ambulance across the desert during world war two. An exclusive collection of photographs taken on the set of the classic 1958 war film ice cold in alex, starring john mills, sylvia syms, anthony. After a german invasion a british ambulance crew are forced to evacuate their base but become. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches alexandria. The ice cold in alex refers to an ice cold carlsberg lager when they reach their destination the final scene, where they get their ice cold lager was later used by carlsberg in an advertising campaign.
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