L'Escadron blanc

L'Escadron blanc (1949)

A French squadron of camel drivers pursues a group of looters across the Sahara Desert. After experiencing heat, fever, and peril, the squadron finds the looters, but also lose their captain. The lieutenant takes command, leading the remaining men of the squadron back across the desert to their fort.

Date of release
1949-07-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Adventure
Director
René Chanas

Casting

Interesting facts

The White Squadron is a 1949 French adventure film directed by René Chanas and starring Jean Chevrier, René Lefèvre and Michèle Martin. It is based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Joseph Peyré, which was made into a 1936 Italian film The White Squadron. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean-Roger Bertrand. Location shooting took place around Adrar in the Sahara Desert in French Algeria. Members of the Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion appeared as themselves in the film.

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