After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel's forces and reach Allied lines. Along the way he picks up few Allied soldiers, but soon they are running out of water. They find water at the ancient well, but the well is a goal of an entire German battalion. Despite the impossible odds, Sergeant Gunn decides to defend the well.
Practical Effects
Real tanks baking under actual Australian sun
Direction
Trenchard-Smith squeezes epic scope from TV budget
Director
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of the 1943 Humphrey Bogart classic, relocated to Australia for budget reasons — the Sahara Desert here is actually the Australian outback.
Director Brian Trenchard-Smith was a B-movie legend who once said his goal was 'to make films that are seen by millions and remembered by dozens.'
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