Ten Tall Men
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Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1951-10-26
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Spoken language: English
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original title: Ten Tall Men
Production Companies: Halburt Productions, Columbia Pictures, Norma Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Jody Lawrance
Gilbert Roland
Kieron Moore
George Tobias
Michael Pate
Robert Clary
John Dehner
Nick Dennis
Mike Mazurki
Gerald Mohr
Ian MacDonald
Mari Blanchard
Donald Randolph
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