
Desert of Lies
Genres
Overview
The fortunes of two expeditions a century and a half apart become mysteriously linked in the same desolate stretch of Kalahari Desert. In 1848 the Broon family are sent by the London Missionary Society to look for and convert a legendary race of strangely deformed savages. In 1983, a team of three people go off in search of what really happened.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
1984-03-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Cherie Lunghi
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Tom Bell
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Louis Mahoney
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John Matshikiza
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Elizabeth Bell
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Elizabeth Anson
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