Caravans · 1978

Caravans

«The Power, the Sweep, the Spectacle of James Michener's Epic Desert Adventure!»

James Fargo · 127 min · United States of America

This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns a young American embassy official who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a US Senator. The young woman has left her husband, a Colonel in the Shadom - she was his number two wife - and has opted for the lifestyle of a nomadic tribe. When the diplomat locates the girl he joins the caravan and attempts to persuade the girl to return.

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Box office (US)

$3,930,501

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Production companies

Ibex Films, FIDCI, Universal Pictures

Locations

Setting

Medio Oriente

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

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  Anthony Quinn

  Zulffiqar

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  Jennifer O'Neill

  Ellen Jasper

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  Michael Sarrazin

  Mark Miller

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  Christopher Lee

  Sardar Khan

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  Joseph Cotten

  Crandall

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  Barry Sullivan

  Richardson

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  Behrouz Vossoughi

  Nasrollah

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  Jeremy Kemp

  Dr. Smythe