Oil
Seen it?1977 | 101 min | Action, 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 action fans. If you loved Mad Max: Fury Road, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
When a huge fire erupts at an oil field in the wilds of the Sahara Desert, an American who specializes in fighting oil-field fires and his team are called in to put it out. As the fire rages out of control, the expert finds that he not only has to battle the fire but greed and political corruption as well.
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 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mircea Drăgan
- Ray MillandBoss Stewart
- Stuart WhitmanJohn Carter
- Gheorghe DinicăGeorge "Salamandră"
- Woody StrodeBen
- Tony KendallTony
- Jean ConstantinJean
- William BergerBill Mann
- Radu BeliganProfesorul Luca
- Florin PiersicDan
- Gordon MitchellJoe