Hotel Sahara (1951)
Director: Ken Annakin
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Ustinov plays it very broad as the accommodating North African hotel owner, caught in WWII, who switches allegiances whenever a new army comes to town. There are fitful hints that satire may be intended, but the end result is basically jingoistic farce. One plus is a fine comic turn from Yvonne De Carlo (soon to be Mrs Munster) as Ustinov's fiancée.Author:
Cast & crew
Director: Ken Annakin
Producer: George H Brown
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov, David Tomlinson, Roland Culver, Albert Lieven, Bill Owen, Ferdy Mayne, Sydney Tafler, Anton Diffring full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 96 mins
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