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The Steel Lady

"Searing Sahara-Hot Adventure!"

Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII.

Top Cast

  • Rod Cameron

    Rod Cameron

    Mike Monahan

  • Tab Hunter

    Tab Hunter

    Bill Larson

  • John Dehner

    John Dehner

    Sid Barlowe

  • Richard Erdman

    Richard Erdman

    Jim Evans

  • John Abbott

    John Abbott

    Mustafa el Melik

  • Frank Puglia

    Frank Puglia

    Sheik Taras

  • Anthony Caruso

    Anthony Caruso

    Zagora

  • Christopher Dark

    Christopher Dark

    Ibrahim

  • Dick Rich

    Dick Rich

    Gus Sanderson

Overview

Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII.

Rating

6.6 / 10
9 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Apr 4, 2022

    A group of Americans have to crash land their plane in the desert towards the end of WWII. After a bit of exploration, they discover an abandoned - but operational - Nazi tank. In the four of them go and they try to make for a nearby fort. Just as they are running out of water for their engine, they encounter an oasis where the local tribe seem friendly enough. Ha, but not so, for "el Melik" (John Abbott) has information that the vehicle is home to a vast fortune in jewels - and he means to have them. Rod Cameron leads our intrepid gang, with a drunk "Barlowe" (John Denher), a wounded "Larson" (Tab Hunter) and Richard Erdman ("Evans") who does most of the driving and little of the speaking. After a bit of a slow start, it develops into a quickly paced and entertaining wartime drama. Hunter is really only there for the eye candy, but Abbott is not at all bad as the manipulative Sheik and there is plenty of action as we head towards quite an ingenious ending. I recall enjoying this as a kid - though I could never have told you the name of it - and I still enjoyed it now.

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