| Uniform Title |
Ice cold in Alex (Motion picture : 1958) |
| Title |
Ice cold in Alex. |
| Edition |
60th anniversary edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2018. |
| ©1958 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (124 minutes) : sound, black and white; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DF3646. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. |
| Includes special features. |
| Based on the novel Ice Cold in Alex ,1957 novel, by Christopher Landon. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Feature films -- Disc 2: Special features. |
| Credits |
Directed by J. Lee Thompson. |
| Performers |
John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews. |
| Summary |
"1942: The Libyan war zone, North Africa. After a German invasion a British ambulance crew are forced to evacuate their base but become separated from the rest of their unit. Somehow they must make it to Alexandra, but now? Their only hope is a dilapidated ambulance named "Katy" and an irrational, alcoholic soldier known as Captain Anson. Facing landmines, Nazi troops, spies and the merciless, scorching brutal environment of the desert, can Captain Anson face his demons and make the road to hell a journey to freedom?"--Container. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.66:1. |
| Language note |
In English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Landon, Christopher -- Film adaptations |
| Spies -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Africa, North -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Thompson, J. Lee (John Lee), 1914-2002 director. |
| Mills, John, 1908-2005 actor. |
| Syms, Sylvia, 1934- actor. |
| Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989 actor. |
| Landon, Christopher. Ice Cold in Alex Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
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