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      Ice Cold in Alex

      1958 2h 12m War List
      Reviews 93% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Captain Anson (John Mills) is tired and thirsty. Forced to leave his North African post when it becomes clear it will be invaded, Anson is on his way to Alexandria, Egypt, and looking forward to a nice cold beer. Before he gets there, though, circumstances pressure him to take on several passengers. Sister Diana Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Captain van der Poel (Anthony Quayle) prove to be excellent traveling companions, but Anson soon realizes that one of them is a German spy. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 07 Buy Now

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      John T By far one of the best Top 10 WWII movies ever made. A stellar cast including John Mills (who basically was in every Brit made WWII film), the stunning and talented Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle who can play anyone and the ever present Harry Andrews. A survival story that pits the characters against the Nazis, the deadly heat and the cruel deserts in North Africa just to survive. You know that you have made a classic when you come out of watching a film and you are completely drained. You've sweated when they have sweated, your heart sinks when theirs does and if there are moments of jubilation you are on your feet fist pumping in the air. If you are going to watch one WWII movie in your life, make it this one. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review clive b Excellent! I watched this film for the first time in 2023! As someone who is too young to have seen it originally I was blown away...superb! I particularly liked the narrative and plot line surrounding Anthony Quail! Highly recommended! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A war film based on character observation is rare as it relies on quality acting. Mills is a great actor anyway, but the quartet including Quale, Andrews and Simon is a perfect cast. The heroics is in the journey itself, not big set action scenes. One of my absolute favourite films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A pretty good war film which holds up well today. The bar scene was used in a lager advert maybe in the 90s and I always assumed it was filmed for the advert to look old, nope - it was actually in the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member When it comes to great, suspenseful, feel good, British war time classics... it doesnt get much better then 'Ice Cold in Alex'. What a great title. In fact I wouldn't mind cracking open an ice cold one in Alex after watching this great film. The amount of suspense in this picture is back breaking... literally in one scene. Then there is the whole sequence through the mine field. Oh boy! I've never been so glued to the screen. So much great team work going on. This is more character driven then most war stories. Focusing on one small band. The casting is great. Mills and Quayle are fantastic. The acting is pretty good for this time period. The ending is satisfying too! Very well put together film. It gives you a feeling that there are so many stories that happened during the war, and that this is just one of them. The few instances where they do use music in this film in kind of reminded me of some of John William's work on star wars. This films message is generally stoicism and team work in adversity. And even a touch of comradeship with ones enemy. All in all, it's a must watch for war film enthusiasts and anyone who likes suspense films. Give it a watch. It deserves more credit. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member As far as WWII treks across the Sahara, I'd prefer Humphrey Bogart's "Sahara" from some 15 years earlier. This one plods too much. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Moore Movie Nation Thompson, whose best films were often ensemble pieces just like this, reliably finds room for humor, camaraderie and even romance amid the sand, sweat and string of severe tests the crew faces in their quest Rated: 3/4 Apr 26, 2021 Full Review Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) "Ice Cold in Alex" is white-knuckle thriller... Character and tension, that's all there is and that's more than enough. Mar 23, 2021 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Ice Cold in Alex is a near-perfect picture until it stumbles in the home stretch. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 18, 2020 Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin This film is hard to tell apart from many other tropical treks and the love interest is even more cursory than usual. Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Captain Anson (John Mills) is tired and thirsty. Forced to leave his North African post when it becomes clear it will be invaded, Anson is on his way to Alexandria, Egypt, and looking forward to a nice cold beer. Before he gets there, though, circumstances pressure him to take on several passengers. Sister Diana Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Captain van der Poel (Anthony Quayle) prove to be excellent traveling companions, but Anson soon realizes that one of them is a German spy.
      Director
      J. Lee Thompson
      Screenwriter
      T.J. Morrison, Christopher Landon
      Production Co
      Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 17, 2020
      Runtime
      2h 12m
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