Poland / Oct 13, 1973 / Official Premiere in Katowice
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then they manage to escape and try to return to their fathers. Children have a lot of dangerous adventures, meet two Black kids; Kali and Mea, who also help them, make a friendship with an elephant and help one Black's tribe.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Zygmunt Hobot | Kaliopuli |
| Ahmed Marei | Chamis |
| Ahmed Hegazi | Gebhr |
| Ibrahim ElShamy | Idrys |
| Abbas Fares | Trader |
| Abd El Menam | |
| Abu El Fatouh | |
| Fatma Helal | Fatma |
| Mohamed Hamdy | Thadil |
| Hosna Suliman | Dinah |
| Bogomil Simeonov | Bedouin |
| Gavril Gavrilov | Bedouin |
| Stefania Mędrzak | Miss Olivier (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Kamas | Władysław Tarkowski (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureFamilyHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | W pustyni i w puszczy |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon", State Corporation for Cinema |
| Release date | 16 ottobre 1973 |
| Writer | Henryk Sienkiewicz, Władysław Ślesicki, Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski |
| Editing | Krystyna Rutkowska, Jadwiga Lesniewicz |
| Cinematography | Bogusław Lambach, Bronislaw Baraniecki, Tadeusz Janczak, Mieczysław Wilczewski |
| Assistant directors | Khairy Beshara, Sobhi Iskander, Bogumiła Byczkowska, Andrzej Wróbel, Władysław Ślesicki |
| Camera operators | Bronislaw Baraniecki, Bogusław Lambach, Tadeusz Janczak, Mieczysław Wilczewski |
| Additional photography | Bogusław Lambach, Bronislaw Baraniecki, Tadeusz Janczak, Mieczysław Wilczewski |
| Production design | Miłko Marinov, Wiesław Śniadecki, Jarosław Świtoniak, Wacław Jesionowski |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Poland / Oct 16, 1973 / AL
United States / Nov 11, 1973
Physical media
Germany / Feb 17, 2015 / 12 / DVD-Veröffentlichung
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