The plane crashes because of a enormous cloudflight of locusts that so muck up the planes engines that it cannot sustain the. The only ending is the one seen on the dvd, where obrien the correct spelling of his name, by the way, everyone, having killed the leading baboon, is then beset by. Bedrock is exposed only in the low but verticalwalled hills, called kopjes, that rarely but conspicuously rise. Staring stanley baker, susannah york, stuart whitman and harry andrews. William mulvehills novel sands of the kalahari put a grimly realistic spin on the ofttold story of plane crash survivors lost in the. A diverse group of individuals including a womanizing pilot nigel davenport, a domineering hunter stuart whitman, a failed mining engineer stanley baker, a beautiful divorcee susannah york, a softspoken doctor theodore bikel, and a former nazi officer harry andrews struggle to survive in the kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes. Sands of the kalahari in neighborhoods the new york times. Theodore bikel, susannah york, stanley baker, stuart whitman. Sands of the kalahari is a 1965 british adventure film starring stuart whitman, stanley baker, susannah york, harry andrews and theodore bikel, based on the. Sands of the kalahari 1965 cast and crew moviefone. Sands of the kalahari 1965 the movie database tmdb. The hut room at kalahari resort and convention in wisconsin dells, wi is a beautifully appointed, africanthemed guest room featuring two queen beds and.
Rent sands of the kalahari 1965 starring stuart whitman and stanley baker on dvd and bluray. Sands of the kalahari cy endfield, coproducer, director and scripter of the long film made almost entirely on location in africa, wisely makes the camera as important as anyone in the cast. The stunning sandy landscape is breathtaking and watching the characters walk along it under the crystal blue sky becomes almost aweinspiring particularly during birdseye view shots. Englands shepperton studios served as the movies inhouse production facility. Watch films on bfi player tickets bfi southbank tickets bfi imax tickets bfi shop.
Music is by john dankworth and cinematography by erwin hillier. A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes. A cast of mainly british actors, along with american actor stuart whitman. Read the sands of the kalahari plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Rent sands of the kalahari 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd. The film reteams starcoproducer baker with his zulu 1964 writerdirector cy endfield. Sands of the kalahari was filmed on location in namibia, which was then a part of south africa. Survivors of a plane crash in the kalahari desert in southern africa struggle for life on a strange black mountain, while one by. As parallels are drawn between the group of humans and a nearby pack of savage baboons, one of the mens survivalist nature gets the better of him, as he decides his chances of survival would be better if. Sands of the kalahari is one of the more entertaining actionsurvival films of the 1960s. Heck, i freak out if theres more than 10 miles between exits on the interstate driving across nebraska. Obrien bribes sturdevan to reroute the flight, so when the plane is brought down in the vast kalahari by an encounter with a cloud of locusts, no rescue can be expected. Sands of the kalahari 1965 cy enfield three images stand out in this fine story of survival in the kalahari desert in southern africa. A small plane crashes in the sweltering deserts of south africa hundreds of miles from civilization.
Director cy enfield, who also adapted the screenplay, proves himself to be a fine action. Filmed onlocation in namibia the desert becomes its own character. A year after fending off a horde of zulu natives, the production team of cy endfield and stanley baker headed back to africa, this time to film sands of the kalahari, in which the rapid dissolution of civilised societys codes of conduct amongst a group of plane crash survivors who find themselves stranded in the kalahari desert with just a pack of vicious wild baboons for. Kalahari sands guest house offers comfortable selfcatering accommodation in askham.
The film begins when a flight to johannesburg is delayed, forcing the passengers to be put up in hotels for the night. Cast sands of the kalahari 1965 stuart whitman filmography. Sands of the kalahari 1965 cast and crew after a small plane crashes in the jungles of south africa, its surviving passengers struggle to find their way back to civilization. Sands of the kalahari is a 1965 english film stars stuart whitman, cy endfield, stanley baker, cy endfield, william mulvihill, erwin hillier, stanley baker, susannah york, harry andrews, theodore bikel, nigel davenport, john jympson, john dankworth, seamus flannery, george provis, muirne van wyk, tony white, cliff richardson, wally veevers, john aldred. Sands of the kalahari on dvd 887090026703 from olive films. When a chartered plane collides with a swarm of locusts and crashes in a remote area of the south african desert, the survivors are prepared to do battle with their harsh surroundings but not each other. Sands of the kalahari, deserving of the same rep its filmmaker and star achieved for zulu, is a neglected minor masterpiece of perverted heroics and ironic, cynical adventure, played out on a grand scale. Sands of the kalahari 1965 movies, tv, celebs, and more. With respect, there were not two endings of this movie filmed, and certainly there were never two different endings shown in different theaters. This safe environment is ideal for a quiet breakaway.
And filming two different endings to a movie is really not at all common. Sands of the kalahari 1965 posted on august 25, 20 leave a comment. The snows of kilimanjaro is a 1952 american technicolor film based on the 1936 short story of the same name by ernest hemingway. They are recognized by microscopic examination of the sand grains, which are rounded and pitted as a result of abbrasion while being blown about. Linkpage citation neither photography nor taxidermy can do real justice to a water buck. The film version of the short story was directed by henry king, written by casey robinson, and starred gregory peck as harry, susan hayward as helen, and ava gardner as cynthia green a character invented for the film. The kalahari sands, which have been described as the largest sand sea in the world, extends from the northern cape province, in south africa, to well north of the equator. The partners immediate followup feature took advantage of their south african experience.
Whitman, clad for most of the film in nothing but tiny. As soon as i saw the big bull circling the waterhole below my old friend. The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam forces of nature with brian cox bbc duration. You can watch sands of the kalahari online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The rooms are spacious with refrigerator and microwave.
Stanley baker in sands of the kalahari 1965 duration. So the 1965 film sands of the kalahari definitely represents a worst case scenario for me. Stanley baker, susannah york, harry andrews and theodore bikel play survivors of a plane crash who must battle scorching temperatures, swarming locusts, hostile baboons and stuart whitmans crazed hunter, who schemes against his fellow passengers for his own. However shortly after filming commenced, peppard left the project probably for the blue max, and stuart whitman was flown in as a replacement. After a small aircraft crashes in the kalahari desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he would eliminate the other men in the group. Africas most inhospitable desert provides the backdrop for the survival thriller sands of the kalahari 1965. The sands of kalahari and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1965 movies 1965. In order to appreciate the species, you have to see a waterbuck on the hoof. A cast of mainly british actors, along with american actor stuart whitman, give strong performances as survivors of a plane crash in the south african kalahari desert. Separate and less crowded registration available to checkin. They would later make the enormous 70mm road show hit zulu, which was filmed on an epic scale in south africa. It stars stuart whitman, stanley baker, susannah york, harry andrews, theodore bikel and nigel davenport. Stuart whitman, stanley baker star in desert survival film. Kalahari sands lodge is a nice place to stay, its a home away from home. With stanley baker, stuart whitman, susannah york, harry andrews. The kalahari desert is a featureless, gently undulating, sandcovered plain, which everywhere is 3,000 feet 900 metres or more above sea level. But a small group of them get together to charter a small plane to complete their journey.
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