Summary
La Châtelaine du Liban is a French film first released in 1956,
directed by Richard Pottier.
The film is based on a novel by Pierre Benoît and stars Gianna Maria Canale, Jean-Claude Pascal, Omar Sharif, Jean Servais and Juliette Gréco.
It has also been released under the title: Desert Detour.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Pottier
- Script: Maurice Aubergé, Pierre Benoît (novel)
- Photo: Lucien Joulin
- Music: Paul Misraki
- Cast: Gianna Maria Canale (Comptesse Athelstane Orloff), Jean-Claude Pascal (Jean Domèvre), Omar Sharif (Mokrir), Jean Servais (Major Charles Hobson), Juliette Gréco (Maroussia), Luciana Paluzzi (Michèle Hennequin), Robert Dalban (Malek), Guy Henry (Le Géant), Jean Lefebvre (La Pie), Guido Celano (Mr. Hennequin), Jess Hahn (Le valet), Hennery (L’Armateur), Aïché Nana (La Danseuse), Pierre Moncorbier (Le Radio), Germaine Delbat (La Secrétaire), Henri Debain (Un Invité), René Lefevre-Bel, Moustache (Le Patron de la Boîte de Nuit)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 105 min
- Aka: Desert Detour; The Lebanese Mission
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