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

Virna Lisi as

Stéphane Freiss as

Arielle Dombasle as

Jean Sorel as

Marie Laforêt as

Anthony Delon as Ben

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 89 years old
Marie Laforêt She was 57, 80 years old when she died
Anthony Delon He was 32, now 59 years old	as Ben
Mandala Tayde She was 21, now 49 years old
Mathieu Carrière He was 46, now 73 years old

Deserto di fuoco Crew

Name	Department
Enzo G. Castellari as Director. He was 58 (now 85) years old	Directing

Deserto di fuoco (27 years)

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