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In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

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3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Sound (1944)
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Box office
Grossed $2.3M worldwide
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Based on
Based on The Thirteen
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in Libya
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Music
Music by Miklós Rózsa
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rudolph Maté
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Director: Zoltan Korda
Writers: Zoltan KordaScreenplay
John Howard LawsonScreenplay
Philip MacDonaldStory
Status: Released
Release date: September 22, 1943
Original language: English
Revenue: $2.3M
Countries: United States of America

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