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Ice Cold in Alex. Filmed in Libya, as Egypt was ruled out due to the recent Suez Crisis. Filming began 10 September 1957. The flies were so bad on-location, that most of the cast had to be sprayed with DDT, a chemical which is now banned. The final bar scene, in which Sir John Mills ' character finally gets his glass of lager, was used in the ...
However, the film's most iconic sequence is undoubtedly the scene at the end in the bar, in which the four travellers drink their ice-cold beers together and affirm their solidarity despite the differences of national loyalty, class and gender. As Van der Poel says, they were "all against the desert, the greater enemy". Melanie Williams
Ice cold. There's a little bar in Alex... with a marble-topped counter and high stools. They serve the best beer in all the Middle East. When we get through with this lot, I'll buy you one. I'll buy you all one. Come and have some food. It'll be dark pretty soon, Tom. I think we'd better get on with it. Build a cairn up there as a marker.
Christopher Landon. 3.92. 228 ratings40 reviews. A true classic, this bestselling novel--and the inspiration for the internationally renowned film starring John Mills--tells the story of a small group of soldiers and nurses trying to escape from Tobruk through the German-occupied desert. For Captain George Anson, the taste of the ice-cold beer ...
Directed by J. Lee Thompson (Cape Fear, The Guns of the Navarone) with one iconic set piece after the next and with career best performances from Mills (Goodbye Mr Chips, Great Expectations), Sylvia Syms (Woman in a Dressing Gown, The Queen) and Anthony Quayle (Lawrence of Arabia), Ice Cold in Alex is a suspenseful, invigorating journey which leaves film fans gasping for breath… and a cold beer.
For all the glorious shots of shimmering sands and hot, sun-filled skies, Ice Cold in Alex is a surprisingly theatrical film, playing out like a set of Herculean labours sent to test the resolve, courage and stiff upper lip of an isolated band of Allied service personnel fleeing Rommel’s Afrika Korps. Yes, the ending is diminished somewhat ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Ice Cold in Alex is 2801 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1881 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than Road to Paloma but less popular than Game On.
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