Sword in the Desert

1949 NR 1h 41m 6.5

In 1947, with only months remaining until the partition of British-administered Palestine, an American freighter captain smuggles European Jewish refugees ashore under the nose of the British authorities.

Cynical freighter captain Mike Dillon hopes to take the money and run after helping to smuggle Jewish refugees ashore in pre-Israel Palestine. But against his will, he's drawn into the escalating fight between British occupation forces and the founders of Israel. In a battle doubly terrible because the audience sympathizes with both sides, how long can Mike remain a bystander?

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Info about Sword in the Desert

Studio(s): Universal International Pictures

Originally Released: Aug 24, 1949

Production Country: United States

Budget: $1,000,000.00

Genres: Action, Drama, War, History