Steven Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I remember seeing a film as a kid about a group of allied troops lost in the desert when they come across a german tank under the sand. They get the tank going only to realise later that thier are diamonds or gold in a secret panel in the floor. I cant remember the films title or who was in it. Can anyboby help???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spfparker Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Would this be it? The Steel Lady (original title) Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII. Heading toward a French Foreign Legion outpost, they encounter a nomadic Arab tribe who believe the oilmen have found the treasure of Calipha, a rival Arab leader. If trying to acquire the jewels by guile doesn't work, the Arabs are prepared to kill the oilmen to get the stolen treasure. Written by Doug Sederberg A pot-boiling B-film with the first-reel plot premise akin to the later (and good) "Flight of the Phoenix", but the crashed-cast of this one didn't have a German-genius, model-plane designer on board. This one has four men scouting for oil lands, in the desert, in a plane which is forced down during a sandstorm. The plane is damaged beyond repair --- end of the "Phoenix" similarity --- but, lo and behold, the storm has uncovered a German tank which has lay buried since WWII. The men --- Mike Monohan the pilot; mechanic Jim Evans, from Brooklyn, of course, and capable of mechanical miracles with hair-pins and tweezers; radioman Billy Larsen, only along because the producers were under the mistaken impression he was a box-office draw; and Syd Barlow, along because the producers needed at least one good actor among the leads --- repair the tank and head off over yonder toward a French Army post many sandy miles away. Barlow, whiskey-swiggin' semi-villain of the group, discovers a cache of jewels hidden in the tank and plans on keeping them for himself. The tank runs low on water, which the crew didn't think about when they filled up with gas at the unseen Exxon station, but an Arab encampment at an oasis is just over the lo-and-behold again horizon. But the Arabs recognize the German tank as the one that hauled off some local treasure many sandstorms ago, and the pot begins to boil even hotter for the crew of the "Phoenix"... uh, the "Steel Lady." Written by Les Adams < I remember seeing a film as a kid about a group of allied troops lost in the desert when they come across a german tank under the sand. They get the tank going only to realise later that thier are diamonds or gold in a secret panel in the floor. I cant remember the films title or who was in it. Can anyboby help???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Would this be it?The Steel Lady (original title) Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII. Heading toward a French Foreign Legion outpost, they encounter a nomadic Arab tribe who believe the oilmen have found the treasure of Calipha, a rival Arab leader. If trying to acquire the jewels by guile doesn't work, the Arabs are prepared to kill the oilmen to get the stolen treasure. Written by Doug Sederberg A pot-boiling B-film with the first-reel plot premise akin to the later (and good) "Flight of the Phoenix", but the crashed-cast of this one didn't have a German-genius, model-plane designer on board. This one has four men scouting for oil lands, in the desert, in a plane which is forced down during a sandstorm. The plane is damaged beyond repair --- end of the "Phoenix" similarity --- but, lo and behold, the storm has uncovered a German tank which has lay buried since WWII. The men --- Mike Monohan the pilot; mechanic Jim Evans, from Brooklyn, of course, and capable of mechanical miracles with hair-pins and tweezers; radioman Billy Larsen, only along because the producers were under the mistaken impression he was a box-office draw; and Syd Barlow, along because the producers needed at least one good actor among the leads --- repair the tank and head off over yonder toward a French Army post many sandy miles away. Barlow, whiskey-swiggin' semi-villain of the group, discovers a cache of jewels hidden in the tank and plans on keeping them for himself. The tank runs low on water, which the crew didn't think about when they filled up with gas at the unseen Exxon station, but an Arab encampment at an oasis is just over the lo-and-behold again horizon. But the Arabs recognize the German tank as the one that hauled off some local treasure many sandstorms ago, and the pot begins to boil even hotter for the crew of the "Phoenix"... uh, the "Steel Lady." Written by Les Adams < I remember seeing a film as a kid about a group of allied troops lost in the desert when they come across a german tank under the sand. They get the tank going only to realise later that thier are diamonds or gold in a secret panel in the floor. I cant remember the films title or who was in it. Can anyboby help???? Many thanks, seeing it now will probably ruin my memories. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hootch732 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Try this for size. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046368/ Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrake Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Does this bring back some memories? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlHDoc_nWig Looks like an M24 Chafee with a modified upper hull to make more Tiger like...would make an interesting model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Does this bring back some memories?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlHDoc_nWig Looks like an M24 Chafee with a modified upper hull to make more Tiger like...would make an interesting model! This movie looks bad.... ;-) They'd rather should have tried to make it up for a Pzkpfw. III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyeomanry Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Blimey - brings back memories -watched it as a nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngloSaxon Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Looks like an M24 Chafee with a modified upper hull to make more Tiger like...would make an interesting model! Looks more like the Tardis from the amount of room inside that turret Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian man Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Looks more like the Tardis from the amount of room inside that turret Mike. And so does at least one of the tanks in Tank Girl (though the ladies in question were a lot shorter and svelter than your average GI - at least until the US Army went fully coed - so it may have been in part an optical illusion ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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