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The British Ice Cold in Alex was released in the US as Desert Attack. John Mills stars as Captain Anson, a grumbling alcoholic sent on a WW2 mission to Alexandria. Travelling to his destination by amb... read more read more...ulance, Anson becomes acquainted with his fellow passengers, nurses Sister Diane Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Sister Denise Norton (Mary Clare) and South African officer Captain Van Der Poel (Anthony Quayle). One of these worthies is a German spy-and only two of the passengers will survive until the fade-out. For its American release, Ice Cold in Alex was not only given a new title, but was also trimmed from 132 minutes to 79. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 9 min.

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson

Release Date: January 1, 1958

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  • SirPant
    April 30, 2012
    SirPant
    Ice cold in Alex is probably the ultimate British War film. It shows war for what it is and people for what they are. The ultimate message being that we all need to work together for the greater good. Makes me feel proud to be British quite frankly and the way it depicted the Ger... read moreman's was quite brave for the time but very mature and, well, British I suppose. Guaranteed you'll want an Ice cold beer by the end. I read somewhere that the last scene took quite a few takes and Sir John Mills was absolutely plastered by the end. Them were the days eh!
  • rubystevens
    June 3, 2009
    rubystevens
    a rousing old fashioned adventure set in ww2 north africa. more character driven than most war films and very british. good show. be sure to get the brit version if u can as i think a good 45 mins were cut for the american release aka desert attack.
  • benjaminguilbert2
    October 18, 2011
    benjaminguilbert2
    Once more desert war movies do not disappoint. This one manages the feat to e tough as nail and very humane at the same time. The characters make the film, maybe even more so than the fight against the environment, it's observing the relationship between these men and women that ... read morereally makes for the interest of the film. Yes it is a time of war and yes they are in some of the most demanding conditions possible but ultimately what matters is that they are a group of human beings and really the film could be set today in an office, you wouldn't change a thing (well except the tendency of the male stars to get half naked every ten minutes).

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