Destination Gobi
1953 · Movie · NR · 89 min · ★ 5.9
A group of navy servicemen sent to the Gobi Desert to take weather measurements during World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongolian nomads when their ship comes under attack from the Japanese. The Mongolian chieftain agrees, but only under the condition the men supply him with enough saddles for his horses, about sixty. With no other options, the group agrees, and the confused Pentagon is forced to deliver a truckload to saddles to the middle of the Gobi desert, to the delight of the native people.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-03-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 89 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (21 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- gobi desert
- mongol
Cast & crew
Richard Widmark
as Sam McHale
Don Taylor
as Jenkins
Max Showalter
as Walter Landers
Murvyn Vye
as Kengtu
Darryl Hickman
as Wilbur "Coney" Cohen
Martin Milner
as Elwood Halsey
Ross Bagdasarian
as Paul Sabatello
Judy Dan
as Nura-Salu
Rodolfo Acosta
as Tomec
Russell Collins
as Hobart Wyatt
Directed by Robert Wise