Directed by:
J. Lee ThompsonScreenplay:
T.J. MorrisonCinematography:
Gilbert TaylorComposer:
Leighton LucasCast:
John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews, Diane Clare, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner, Allan Cuthbertson, Peter Arne, Paul Stassino (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The British Ice Cold in Alex was released in the US as Desert Attack. John Mills stars as Captain Anson, a grumbling alcoholic sent on a WW2 mission to Alexandria. Travelling to his destination by ambulance, Anson becomes acquainted with his fellow passengers, nurses Sister Diane Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Sister Denise Norton (Mary Clare) and South African officer Captain Van Der Poel (Anthony Quayle). One of these worthies is a German spy-and only two of the passengers will survive until the fade-out. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Mills](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390322_b915e3.png)
John Mills
UK
![Sylvia Syms](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/565/161565303_47c073.jpg)
Sylvia Syms
UK
Best movies:
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
![Anthony Quayle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270241_095f08.jpg)
Anthony Quayle
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Diane Clare](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185787_3f5fdf.jpg)
Diane Clare
UK
Best movies:
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Indiscreet (1958)
![Walter Gotell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272351_28640f.jpg)
Walter Gotell
German Empire
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 1: The Unopened File (1995) (video compilation)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
The Longest Day (1962)
![Richard Marner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334331_ae6cf2.jpg)
Richard Marner
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Password is Courage (1962)
The African Queen (1951)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
![Allan Cuthbertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298351_dfccce.jpg)
Allan Cuthbertson
Australia
Best movies:
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Room at the Top (1959)
Freud (1962)
![Peter Arne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/442/160442847_ad5742.gif)
Peter Arne
Malaysia
Best movies:
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Paul Stassino
Cyprus
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
Thunderball (1965)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
![Michael Nightingale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/385/161385865_2d3504.jpg)
Michael Nightingale
UK
Best movies:
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
![Frederick Jaeger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/844/161844871_7a2676.jpg)
Frederick Jaeger
German Empire
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Basil Hoskins
UK
Best movies:
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV movie)
North West Frontier (1959)
Liam Redmond
Ireland
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Safari (1956)
Richard Leech
Ireland
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Brian Peck
UK
Best movies:
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Five Million Years to Earth (1967)