Frauenraub in Marokko (1951)

Frauenraub in Marokko: Directed by Willis Goldbeck. With Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore. During the Riff War in Morocco, the French Foreign Legion’s outpost of Tarfa is threatened by Khalif Hussein’s tribes but Sergeant Mike Kincaid devises a plan of survival until the arrival of French reinforcements.

“Typical Oriental adventure movie set during the Riff War in Morocco , the French Foreign Legion governs an outpost in the middle of desert. The threatened outpost is usually attacked by the Muslim natives . Then the valiant sergeant Kincaid : Burt Lancaster schemes a plan to to vanquish the Muslims by kidnapping a bride : Jody Lawrence about to marry an Arab chief . As the Sergeant along with his underlings : George Tobias, Nick Dennis , Mike Mazurki , John Dehner , Kieron Moore , Michael Pate , among others carry out a dangerous mission.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThrilling movie following the mould of the Oriental Adventures in Universal Pictures style . Being produced by the tandem Harold Hetch- James Hill-Burt Lancaster from Norma Production that financed a lot of nice films , most of them starred by Burt Lancaster . This Ten Tell Men 1951 contains noisy action , frisky adventure , enjoyable humor , impressive feats , thrills , go riding , sandstorm sequences and breathtaking chases . Howevever , this fun and amusing flick canu0026#39;t really disguise the fact that it is the ordinary Oriental Adventure Here Burt Lancaster was still in his all-action period when he turned out this moving and enjoyable Foreign Legion tale , such as u0026quot;The Flame and the Arrowu0026quot;, u0026quot;The Crimson Pirateu0026quot; , u0026quot;His Majesty Ou0026#39;Keefeu0026quot; , u0026quot;The Kentuckianu0026quot; , though he formerly performed Noir Films such as: u0026quot;Criss Crossu0026quot; , u0026quot;Sorry Wrong Numberu0026quot; and u0026quot;The Killersu0026quot; .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHere stands out a great and large support cast , as you can spot several secondaries with formidable characters as Gerard Mohr , John Dehner, Nick Dennis , Mike Mazurski, Michael Pate, Ian McDonald , Kieron Moore , George Tobias. And other up-and-coming stars as Ricardo Montalban and the extremely charming Mari Blanchard in a small character . The motion picture was competently directed by Willis Goldbeck . Rating : 6.5/10. Better than average adventure movie . Well worth seeing . The movie will appeal to Burt Lancaster fans .”