Film

Caravans

1978 · 2h 7m · Action · Adventure · Drama

The Power, the Sweep, the Spectacle of James Michener's Epic Desert Adventure!

IMDb

5.9

This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns a young American embassy official who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a US Senator. The young woman has left her husband, a Colonel in the Shadom - she was his number two wife - and has opted for the lifestyle of a nomadic tribe. When the diplomat locates the girl he joins the caravan and attempts to persuade the girl to return.

Anthony Quinn

Zulffiqar

Jennifer O'Neill

Ellen Jasper

Michael Sarrazin

Mark Miller

Christopher Lee

Sardar Khan

Joseph Cotten

Crandall

Barry Sullivan

Richardson

Behrouz Vossoughi

Nasrollah

Jeremy Kemp

Dr. Smythe

Duncan Quinn

Moheb

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Shakkur

Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui

Maftoon

Behrouz Gueramian

Peasant boy

Parviz Gharib-Afshar

Nur Mohammad

Parviz Jafari

Fahimeh Amouzandeh

Mira

Susan Vasiri

• James FargoDirector
• Nancy Voyles CrawfordScreenplay
• Thomas A. McMahonScreenplay
• Lorraine WilliamsScreenplay
• James MichenerNovel
• Elmo WilliamsProducer
• Douglas SlocombeDirector of Photography
• Mike BattOriginal Music Composer
• Richard MardenEditor

Caravans (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

November 2, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 7m

Rated

PG

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

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