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Friday, April 10, 2026

Desert Commandos (1967)

Director Umberto Lenzi
Rating Rating
MPAA PG
Run Time 96 min
Color Color
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Sound Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Producer Constantin Film
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Genre: Drama, War
Plot Synopsis

German commandos are dropped behind enemy lines in the Sahara Desert and tasked with getting to Casablanca to assassinate Allied leaders.

When they land by parachute, one still has a chute on his back that has not been deployed.

They call each other by their German name not their code names.

In several scenes in Casablanca, French Panhard EBR armored cars can be seen at the roadside.

Factual errors

The aircraft that buzzes the Bedouin attackers is a MH.1521 Broussard only developed in the mid-1950s and not available during the North African campaign.



Anachronisms

The uniforms worn by the German troops, US troops and the Moroccan police, as well as the British uniforms worn by the Germans, are more modern than the 1942 setting.

The non-Arabic clothes worn by Faddja and Simone are 1960s styles, not 1940s.

In the view from the hotel balcony when the Germans go to attack the 'Big Three', there are several modern buildings seen.