Overview

This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns a young American embassy official who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a US Senator. The young woman has left her husband, a Colonel in the Shadom - she was his number two wife - and has opted for the lifestyle of a nomadic tribe. When the diplomat locates the girl he joins the caravan and attempts to persuade the girl to return.

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Nominated for the Oscar for Best Costume Design (1979)
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Box office
Made on a $14M budget
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Based on
Based on Caravans
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Setting
Set in Middle East
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Music
Music by Mike Batt
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe
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Director: James Fargo
Writers: Nancy Voyles CrawfordScreenplay
James MichenerNovel
Lorraine WilliamsScreenplay
Thomas A. McMahonScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: November 2, 1978
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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