The Sheltering Desert 33 years old

In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the outbreak of the Second World War, many male Germans living in South-West Africa are interned in local camps. As pacifists the two German scientists refuse to be arrested and flee into the Namib Desert. They live for over two years in the vastness of the desert like ancient bushmen under indescribable circumstances, facing the challenge to survive and, at the same time, the threat to be detected. On the radio they follow the war events in Europe. Their adventure comes to an end when Hermann Korn starts suffering seriously from malnutrition.

Credits

Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland as
Jason Connery
Jason Connery as
Rupert Graves
Rupert Graves as
Kate Normington
Kate Normington as
John Carson
John Carson as

The Sheltering Desert Cast

Name Character
Joss Ackland He was 62, now 96 years old
Jason Connery He was 28, now 61 years old
Rupert Graves He was 27, now 60 years old
Kate Normington She was 26, now 59 years old
John Carson He was 63, 89 years old when he died

The Sheltering Desert Crew

Name Department
Regardt van den Bergh as Director. He was 38 (now 71) years old Directing
The Sheltering Desert poster
The Sheltering Desert (33 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 01, 1991
  • Runtime: 95 minutes