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Timbuktu

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In French Sudan, the Tuareg people are rebelling against the colonists. Col. Dufort (George Dolenz), ordered to take command of the French troops in Timbuktu, Mali, arrives with his wife, Natalie (Yvonne De Carlo), in tow. Dufort's primary initiative is to see that a respected Tuareg religious leader makes it to the city for peace talks. When the holy man goes missing, Dufort hires American adventurer Mike Conway (Victor Mature) to track him down before the Tuareg uprising gets out of hand.
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Synopsis In French Sudan, the Tuareg people are rebelling against the colonists. Col. Dufort (George Dolenz), ordered to take command of the French troops in Timbuktu, Mali, arrives with his wife, Natalie (Yvonne De Carlo), in tow. Dufort's primary initiative is to see that a respected Tuareg religious leader makes it to the city for peace talks. When the holy man goes missing, Dufort hires American adventurer Mike Conway (Victor Mature) to track him down before the Tuareg uprising gets out of hand.
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Screenwriter
Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley
Production Co
Imperial Pictures (II)
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 1959, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 13, 2012
Runtime
1h 31m