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Timbuktu

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Yvonne De Carlo and Victor Mature in Timbuktu (1958)
ActionAdventureDramaRomanceWar

In 1940, in the colony of French Sudan, a Tuareg uprising is being instigated by an evil emir but the French Army, aided by an American gun-runner, intends to pacify the region.In 1940, in the colony of French Sudan, a Tuareg uprising is being instigated by an evil emir but the French Army, aided by an American gun-runner, intends to pacify the region.In 1940, in the colony of French Sudan, a Tuareg uprising is being instigated by an evil emir but the French Army, aided by an American gun-runner, intends to pacify the region.

  • Director
    • Jacques Tourneur
  • Writers
    • Anthony Veiller
    • Paul Dudley
  • Stars
    • Victor Mature
    • Yvonne De Carlo
    • George Dolenz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    463
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Anthony Veiller
      • Paul Dudley
    • Stars
      • Victor Mature
      • Yvonne De Carlo
      • George Dolenz
    • 14User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast16

    Victor Mature
    Victor Mature
    • Mike Conway
    Yvonne De Carlo
    Yvonne De Carlo
    • Natalie Dufort
    George Dolenz
    George Dolenz
    • Col. Charles Dufort
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • Emir Bhaki - aka The Lion of the Desert
    Marcia Henderson
    Marcia Henderson
    • Jeanne Marat
    Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke
    • Captain Girard
    James Foxx
    • Lt. Victor Marat
    Paul Wexler
    Paul Wexler
    • Suleyman
    Larry Chance
    Larry Chance
    • Ahmed
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Dana
    Mark Dana
    • Capt. Rimbaud
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Nazir
    • (uncredited)
    John George
    John George
    • Praying Sudanese Peasant
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Mudie
    Leonard Mudie
    • Mohomet Adani
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Perron
    • Dagana
    • (uncredited)
    Allen Pinson
    • Sgt. Trooper
    • (uncredited)
    Willard Sage
    Willard Sage
    • Maj. Leroux
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Anthony Veiller
      • Paul Dudley
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews14

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    • Trivia
      Copyright dated 1958 and passed by the British Board of Film Censors with a "U" certificate on 13 November 1958. Enjoyed a two week run in London's West End, opening at the London Pavilion on 21 November 1958 and sharing the bill with The Lost Missile (1958). Both films were generally released at normal prices on 14 December 1958.
    • Goofs
      The movie is set in 1940. The French garrison has a jeep. Later a Thompson sub-machine gun and an M1919 browning machine are seen and fired. None of these items were available to France in 1940.
    • Quotes
      • Mike Conway: [about to be subjected to tarantula-torture] Bring on your spiders.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Head (1968)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 22, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • East of Timbuktu
    • Filming locations
      • Kanab, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Imperial Pictures (II)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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