The Black Tent

The Black Tent is a 1956 British war film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, Andr Morell and Donald Pleasence. It is set in North Africa, during the Second World War and was filmed on location in Libya.

The film begins with a tank battle where blondhaired Captain Holland Anthony Steel is sprawled unconscious in the dunes. When he comes to, he walks over the dunes until collapsing near a Bedouin encampment at an oasis. He is found by the sheiks daughter, Mabrouka Anna Maria Sandri, who takes him to the camp which consists of several black tents.The film skips forward to a point after the war when Captain Hollands brother, Colonel Sir Charles Holland Donald Sinden, is guided into the desert by Ali Donald Pleasence in search of his brother. They were drawn by a promissory note that had been given by Captain Holland to Bedouins for their assistance and eventually cashed. Sir Charles eventually comes across the Bedouin camp and is entertained by the camps chief, Sheik Salem ben Yussef Andr Morrel and sees a young blond boy in the camp. Later, the Sheik becomes angry at Sir Charless line of questioning about his brother, the boy, and note and asks them to leave. Before they leave, Mabrouka gives Ali a sock containing Captain Hollands diary which Ali then gives Sir Charles. The film skips back in time to recount the story within the diary. ........

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