"Their story is written in the burning sands and Bullets Sing the Fame of Their Deeds !" 24 August 1949 Drama, Action, War 101 mins
First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.
Watch the official Sword in the Desert 1949 trailer in HD below or find more Sword in the Desert videos on Vidimovie.
Dana Andrews as Mike Dillon
Märta Torén as Sabra
Stephen McNally as David Vogel
Jeff Chandler as Kurta
Philip Friend as Lt. Ellerton
Hugh French as Maj. Sorrell
Liam Redmond as Jerry McCarthy
Lowell Gilmore as Maj. Stephens
Stanley Logan as Col. Bruce Evans
Hayden Rorke as Capt. Beaumont
George Tyne as Dov
Peter Coe as Tarn
Paul Marion as Jeno
Marten Lamont as Capt. Fletcher
David Bauer as Gershon
Campbell Copelin as Sgt. Chapel
Robert Buckner Writer
George Sherman Director
Robert Buckner Producer
Irving Glassberg Director of Photography
Frank Skinner Original Music Composer
Otto Ludwig Editor
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
A. Roland Fields Set Decoration
Schwert in der Wüste Trailer
Adagas no Deserto Trailer
Patria nueva Trailer
Sværdet i ørkenen Trailer
Miekka erämaassa Trailer
La bataille des sables Trailer
Spada nel deserto Trailer
A Legião do Deserto Trailer
Svärd i öknen Trailer
United States 24 August 1949
If you liked the Sword in the Desert trailer, you may like these ones:
05 June 2008
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist.
18 November 2001
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
16 November 2018
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
15 December 1960
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus.
30 March 1966
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage.
07 September 2005
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
12 June 2008
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
05 February 2004
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive.
19 May 2004
A three-chapter (Hell, Purgatory and Paradise) meditation on the city of Sarajevo in the wake of the Bosnian war, on Palestine and Israel, and on war itself.
24 March 1975
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it.
04 September 2002
Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001: A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened; city kids in Burkina Faso think they've spotted Osama bin Laden; a deaf Frenchwoman in Manhattan writes a Dear John letter to a man who left that morning for work at the World Trade Center; a Chilean remembers Allende; events recall other deaths; a mother endures more than her son's death.
18 June 2005
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement.
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Sword in the Desert:
Sword in the Desert full hd movie trailer.
Broadcast Tuesday September 16 2014.
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1949:
01 January 1949
The plot takes place during the Civil War in Greece, and it shows the fight of communist partisans, against the pro-Western, monarchist government.
12 November 1949
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors' responsibilities and the demands on their talents.
01 January 1949
Filmed record of a burlesque show, with Sunny Knight ("The Golden Girl of the Golden West") as the headliner.
08 October 1949
This Traveltalk series short focuses on the sights and culture that define "Old England". Included is a visit to the Cotswold Hills area, a ride on the Wye River, and visits to Tintern Abbey in Wales and Laycock Abbey in Wiltshire, England.
09 January 1949
Familiar radio voice Ben Grauer leads the viewer on a behind the scenes tour of the National Broadcasting Company studios -- both radio and television -- in Rockefeller Center and Hollywood.
10 June 1949
Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Not to be confused with the later Hollywood adaptation.
02 April 1949
Jack Garrett interrupts a stagecoach holdup where he meets Fuzzy (The town's stagecoach driver, station agent, baggage agent, and sheriff) and banker Jim Thorn.
30 September 1949
A series of sight gags, followed by a sing-along of "A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight."
30 January 1949
Kate Diamond owns the Roaring Falls Trading Post from where she directs her gang's gun-smuggling to the Indians.
15 June 1949
It took a lot of courage to set up a new production company devoted to "B" westerns in 1949, a year when the genre was showing signs of winding down.
Have you watched Sword in the Desert yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1949 Universal International Pictures.
