Details

Abstract / Summary

A classic war film starring acting legend John Mills. Ice Cold in Alex refers to the beer that an army ambulance Captain has promised himself as a reward when he, two nurses, a mechanic and a mysterious South African officer complete their arduous and perilous trek across the deserts of North Africa to Alexandria. As immortalised in a certain television advert for lager, the iconic bar scene is just one of the film’s classic moments.

Field of Interest

Film

Accolades / Awards

Nominated 1959 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), Best British Actor, Nominated 1959 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), Best British Film, Nominated 1959 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), Best Film from any Source, Won 1958 Berlin International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize (for J. Lee Thompson), Nominated 1958 Berlin International Film Festival, Golden Berlin Bear (for J. Lee Thompson)

Copyright Message

Copyright © 2015 by Studiocanal

Director

J. Lee Thompson, 1914-2002

Content Type

Script

Duration

0 sec

Warning: Contains explicit content

No

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Adventure (Fiction), Drama, War

Original Release Date

1958

Page Count

170

Performer

Sir John Mills, 1908-2005, Sylvia Syms, 1934-, Sir Anthony Quayle, 1913-1989

Producer

W. A. Whittaker, fl. 1949-1967

Producer - Institution

Associated British Picture Corporation

Publication Year

2015

Publisher

Studio Canal

Place Published / Released

London, England

Release Date

1958

Subject

Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 1950s, Military campaigns, War, World War II, 1939-1945, 1950s, Captain Anson, Sister Diana Murdoch, Captain van der Poel

Keywords and Translated Subjects

1950s