July 1, 1949
Release Date

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L'Escadron blanc (1949)

Name: L'Escadron blanc
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1949-07-01

1h 44m

Running Time

July 1, 1949
Release Date

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Plot.

A French squadron of camel drivers pursues a group of looters across the Sahara Desert. After experiencing heat, fever, and peril, the squadron finds the looters, but also lose their captain. The lieutenant takes command, leading the remaining men of the squadron back across the desert to their fort.

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Cast & Crew.

Jean Chevrier

Le capitaine Marsay

René Lefèvre

L'adjudant Devars

François Patrice

Le lieutenant Kermeur

Michèle Martin

Madame Marsay

Les Soldats de la Compagnie Saharienne du Touat

René Chanas

Director

Jean Wiener

Original Music Composer

Lola Barache

Editor

Nikolai Toporkoff

Director of Photography

Joseph Peyré

Writer

Details.

Release Date
July 1, 1949

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 44m

Genres
Adventure

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

The White Squadron (French: L'escadron blanc) is a 1949 French adventure film directed by René Chanas and starring Jean Chevrier, René Lefèvre and Michèle Martin. It is based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Joseph Peyré, which was made into a 1936 Italian film The White Squadron. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean-Roger Bertrand. Location shooting took place around Adrar in the Sahara Desert in French Algeria. Members of the Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion appeared as themselves in the film.