Deserto di fuoco 27 years old

A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.

Credits

Deserto di fuoco Cast

Name Character
Virna Lisi She was 60, 78 years old when she died
Stéphane Freiss He was 36, now 63 years old
Arielle Dombasle She was 43, now 71 years old
Jean Sorel He was 62, now 90 years old
Marie Laforêt She was 57, 80 years old when she died
Anthony Delon He was 32, now 60 years old as Ben
Mandala Tayde She was 21, now 49 years old
Mathieu Carrière He was 46, now 74 years old

Deserto di fuoco Crew

Name Department
Enzo G. Castellari as Director. He was 58 (now 86) years old Directing
Deserto di fuoco poster
Deserto di fuoco (27 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 01, 1997
  • Runtime: 270 minutes