Sahara files - strictly confidential
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sahara files - strictly confidential |
| Original title | Tunisi top secret |
| Country of production | Italy , Germany |
| original language | Italian , German |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Bruno Paolinelli Hermann Leitner (German dialogue director) |
| script | Bruno Paolinelli Giorgio Rossi |
| production | Achille Piazzi |
| music | Pino Calvi |
| camera | Armando Nannuzzi |
| cut | Nella Nannuzzi |
| occupation | |
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Sahara files - strictly confidential is an Italian-German spy film drama from 1959 with Elsa Martinelli , Giorgia Moll , Claus Biederstaedt and Willy Fritsch in the leading roles.
action
The orphan Kathy Sands, a beautiful young lady of aristocratic origin, is eager to become a journalist, but is suspended from her employer because she has not yet drawn a really exciting story. One day she learns that the extremely mysterious North African Prince Scedid is about to ascend to the father's throne. That would be worth an interesting background story, because hardly anyone knows this very withdrawn ruler's son and nobody seems to know what he looks like. With her friends Simone and Barbara, Kathy travels to Monastir in Tunisia to track down Prince Scedad and ideally to take some compromising photos that could make the much-needed headlines in the scandal press.
The British secret service seems to have something against these activities of the three young women, because London, after learning of death threats against the future ruler who has just returned from Oxford to his home country, sends three secret agents to Tunisia to protect Scedad. These are the experienced and somewhat older Major Knickerbocker, the young Mr. George and Baron Philippe. Scedad's enemies, in turn, have sent the seductive belly dancer Sherazad and two nasty killers named Pedro and Paul who are supposed to kill the prince with a bomb attack. All nine have the same problem in common: since you don't know what Scedad looks like, you can neither photograph nor protect or even kill him in precarious situations. Finally, the two clumsy assassins kill themselves with their bomb, and the two agents George and Philippe catch two of the pretty young women. However, the experienced major knows who the prince really is and appears as the story's teller.
Production notes
Sahara files - made in strict confidentiality at several locations in Tunisia, such as Monastir and the Coliseum of El-Djem. The world premiere took place on June 21, 1959 in Italy. Although a German version of the film was also produced and it was apparently also shown in Germany, a German premiere is nowhere recorded.
criticism
“ Though mediocre in design and not overly attractive to the public, Tunisi Top Secret is a film that appears to have been made with a certain amount of care and respect for the standards that are fundamental to adventure films. Efficient direction and good acting . "