Station Six-Sahara
| Station Six-Sahara | |
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 U.S. theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Seth Holt |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | Men Without a Past by Jean Martet |
| Produced by | Victor Lyndon |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Alastair McIntyre |
| Music by | Ron Grainer |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | British Lion-Columbia Distributors |
Release date | 9 December 1962 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Station Six-Sahara is a 1962 British-West German international co-production drama film directed by Seth Holt and starring Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck and Ian Bannen. It is a remake of the 1938 film S.O.S. Sahara, which had been based on a play by Jean Martet.[1]
Premise[]
When an attractive young woman arrives at an isolated oil station in the Sahara Desert, she provokes tension with and amongst the employees.
Cast[]
- Carroll Baker as Catherine
- Peter van Eyck as Kramer
- Ian Bannen as Fletcher
- Denholm Elliott as Macey
- Hansjörg Felmy as Martin
- Mario Adorf as Santos
- Biff McGuire as Jimmy
- Harry Baird as Sailor
Production[]
The film was part of an ambitious plan by the German production firm CCC Films to begin making films in London, which ended after only two releases.[2]
Seth Holt said he was given the project by executive producer Gene Gutowski, saying "It was a sort of dirty film really but there was something in it that was quite interesting. Then I learnt by accident that Bryan Forbes had originally brought this subject to CCC films's attention and had promised in the little writing in the contract to do a stint at the end. He did a rewrite in four days. It wasn't perfect but it was a lot better than what I had in the first instance."[3]
It was shot mostly in London at Shepperton Studios with some location work in Libya. As a female in Libya, Baker's movements were heavily restricted.[4]
Reception[]
The film was reasonably successful on its release in both Britain and Germany.[5]
Critical reception[]
Contemporary reviewers The Times commented that "for once in a British film some real erotic tension is palpable on the screen", while Dilys Powell described the film as "true cinema".[6]
The film was greatly admired by Martin Scorsese.[7]
References[]
- ^ Bergelder p.128
- ^ Bergfelder p.128
- ^ Gough-Yates, Kevin (November–December 1969). "Seth Holt interview". Screen. Vol. 10, no. 6. p. 13.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (7 June 1962). "Gordon Guides Kirk in 'Three on Match': Nichols-May Ad-Libs Out; the Perils of Carroll Baker". Los Angeles Times. p. C9.
- ^ Bergfelder p.129
- ^ "BFI – Sight & Sound – Lost and found: Station Six Sahara". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Lost and found: Station Six Sahara" BFI 10 Feb 2012, accessed 16 Oct 2014
Bibliography[]
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links[]
- Station Six-Sahara at IMDb
- Station Six-Sahara at Rotten Tomatoes
- Station Six-Sahara at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at New York Times
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