The strangest adventure the eyes of man have ever seen!
A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes.
Sands of the Kalahari (1965) is a action and adventure film directed by Cy Endfield, released on November 24, 1965 with a runtime of 1h 59m. It stars Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York and Harry Andrews. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 37 ratings.
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Stuart Whitman
as Brian O'Brien
Stanley Baker
as Mike Bain
Susannah York
as Grace Munkton
Harry Andrews
as Grimmelman
Theodore Bikel
as Bondrechai
Nigel Davenport
as Sturdevan
Directed by Cy Endfield, written by William Mulvihill, produced by Cy Endfield and Stanley Baker.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 37 ratings.
Lord of the Baboons. Sands of the Kalahari is directed by Cy Endfield who also adapts the screenplay from the novel of the same name written by William Mulvihill. It stars Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York, Harry Andrews, Theodore Bikel and Nigel Davenport. Music is by John Dankworth and cinematography by Erwin Hillier. A raw survivalist thriller that finds a disparate group of people crash land in the…
Reviewed on October 4, 2015
**_Getting back to nature in the Namibian desert_** A small group of people decide to take a charter flight from Windhoek to Johannesburg but, unfortunately, find themselves stuck in the Kalahari Desert, miles from nowhere. Will any of them make it out alive? "Sands of the Kalahari” (1965) was released three weeks before “Flight of the Phoenix" and could be viewed as the British version. Don’t get me wrong, they’re…
Reviewed on April 12, 2025
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The main cast of Sands of the Kalahari (1965) includes Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York, Harry Andrews and Theodore Bikel. The film was directed by Cy Endfield. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Sands of the Kalahari was released on November 24, 1965 and runs for 1h 59m.
Sands of the Kalahari (1965) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 37 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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