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In 1948, at the U.S. embassy in Zadestan, a young diplomat is ordered to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. Senator.In 1948, at the U.S. embassy in Zadestan, a young diplomat is ordered to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. Senator.In 1948, at the U.S. embassy in Zadestan, a young diplomat is ordered to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. Senator.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Behrouz Gramian
- Peasant Boy
- (as Behrooz Gueramian)
Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui
- Maftoon
- (as Mohammad Taghi Kahnemout)
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- TriviaReportedly, this movie's source author James A. Michener did not like this filmed version of his novel and took legal action against the production. The adaptation strayed a long way from the novel's storyline. The book's main character, a fugitive Nazi war criminal, was removed completely, and did not appear in the movie. There were numerous other story elements which were left out from the novel, these inciting a response from Michener.
- Alternate versionsABC edited 27 minutes from this film for its 1982 network television premiere.
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It's romantic nonsense, but I adore it!
The film's scenario would never happen except in a novel, or a soap opera where the central character has to "find herself".
An USA Intelligence operative goes into the Persian desert to find a missing diplomat's daughter. His journey involves gun-running Arab nomads, flash floods and lots of camels.
Nevertheless Caravans is good escapist fun. I could watch this film again and again, as it is great cinema. Two good bonuses are the scenery and the soundtrack. Mike Batt (a fellow Brit) composed the stirring music and it is worth buying the soundtrack CD alone (you may recall the minor pop chart hit-single by Babara Dickson, called Caravans).
An USA Intelligence operative goes into the Persian desert to find a missing diplomat's daughter. His journey involves gun-running Arab nomads, flash floods and lots of camels.
Nevertheless Caravans is good escapist fun. I could watch this film again and again, as it is great cinema. Two good bonuses are the scenery and the soundtrack. Mike Batt (a fellow Brit) composed the stirring music and it is worth buying the soundtrack CD alone (you may recall the minor pop chart hit-single by Babara Dickson, called Caravans).
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- Also known as
- Der Herr der Karawane
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- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,930,501
- Gross worldwide
- $3,930,501
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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