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The Secret of the Sahara is an Italian television miniseries directed by Alberto Negrin and broadcast in 1988 in four episodes of approximately 90 minutes each. Produced by RAI, ZDF, TVE e TF1, a condensed version was later shown in cinemas. It takes its main inspiration from the books of Emilio Salgari with some elements from Pierre Benoît's Atlantis.
Original Release
01/03/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael York | Desmond Jordan |
| Ben Kingsley | Sholomon |
| James Farentino | Caliph of Timbuktu / Caliph of Timbuktu (credit only) |
| Andie MacDowell | Anthea |
| David Soul | Lieutenant Riker |
| Miguel Bosé | El Hallem |
| Diego Abatantuono | Orso |
| Daniel Olbrychski | Hared |
| Delia Boccardo | Yasmine |
| Ana Obregon | Tamameth / Tamameth (credit only) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 03 January 1988 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 10 January 1988 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 17 January 1988 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 24 January 1988 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 31 January 1988 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 07 February 1988 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Sunday, 14 February 1988 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 |
Directors
Writers
Alberto Piferi, Emilio Salgari, Alberto Negrin, Sergio Donati, Massimo De Rita, Nicola Badalucco, Lucio Mandarà
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael York | Desmond Jordan |
| Ben Kingsley | Sholomon |
| James Farentino | Caliph of Timbuktu / Caliph of Timbuktu (credit only) |
| Andie MacDowell | Anthea |
| David Soul | Lieutenant Riker |
| Miguel Bosé | El Hallem |
| Diego Abatantuono | Orso |
| Daniel Olbrychski | Hared |
| Delia Boccardo | Yasmine |
| Ana Obregon | Tamameth / Tamameth (credit only) |
| Radost Bokel | Parizade |
| William McNamara | Philip Jordan |
| Itaco Nardulli | Kerim |
| Mathilda May | Myriam / Myriam (credit only) |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | Major De Brosse / Major De Brosse (credit only) |
| Sal Borgese | Achmet (as Salvatore Borgese) / Achmet (as Salvatore Borgese) (credit only) |
| Romano Puppo | Halimi (as Puppo Romano) |
| Ulrich von Dobschütz | von Grübel (as Ulrich von Dobschuetz) (credit only) / von Grübel (as Ulrich von Dobschuetz) |
| Fofana Aminata Dite Rosy Thiem | |
| Mohamed Badrsalem | Caliph's Servant (as Salem Badr Mohamed) / Caliph's Servant (as Salem Badr Mohamed) (credit only) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Giovanna Genoese | Producer |
| Alessandro Fracassi | Producer |
