Escape from Zahrain ( 1962 )

Overview

Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.

Top Cast

Yul Brynner

Sharif

Madlyn Rhue

Laila

Sal Mineo

Ahmed

Jack Warden

Huston

James Mason

Johnson

Anthony Caruso

Tahar

Jay Novello

Hassan

Leonard Strong

Ambulance Driver