Sands of the Kalahari
Movie (1965)
Starring:
Stuart Whitman (Brian O'Brien)
Stanley Baker (Mike Bain)
Susannah York (Grace Munkton)
Harry Andrews (Grimmelman)
Theodore Bikel (Dr. Bondrachai)
Nigel Davenport (Sturdevant)
A group of people sets off from Windhoek en route to Capetown in a plane, only to crash midway in the Kalahari desert. Pilot Sturdevant heads towards civilization by himself to try and find rescue. While awaiting his return, the other survivors find themselves besieged by ferocious baboons, as well as survivalist O'Brien, who is determined to eliminate his fellow survivors one by one so as to keep the meager supplies all to himself. It's up to Grace Munkton and the injured but still capable Mike Bain to fend off both O'Brien and the baboons until help arrives.
Beechcraft Model 18
Sturdevant's plane, which takes off from an airfield in Windhoek, loaded with too many passengers, fuel and cargo. En route to Capetown they fly through a swarm of locusts. Unable to pull up due to the excess weight, the plane is doomed and crashes, killing co-pilot Detjens.
Aérospatiale SA 316/319 Alouette III
Sent as rescue by a nearby diamond mining operation at the end. Only Grace and Mike leave in it, with O'Brien choosing to remain behind.
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