Bengazi
Seen it?1955 | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and adventure fans. If you loved True Grit or Bad Day at Black Rock, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 19 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
An American with a shady past joins with a morally-bankrupt Irishman to find treasure buried by Arabs in a deserted mosque in the Sahara. The situation becomes complicated when they are surrounded by Bedouin bandits.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Brahm
- Richard ConteJohn Gillmore
- Victor McLaglenRobert Emmett Donovan
- Mala PowersAileen Donovan
- Richard CarlsonInsp. Levering
- Richard ErdmanSelby
- Pedro Gonzalez GonzalezKamal
- Hillary BrookeNora Nielson
- Jay NovelloBasim