Destination Gobi

Directed by Robert Wise
Not Rated
1953    90mWar, Adventure
6.336%5.9
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A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese air force. The Mongols are rewarded by an airlift of the finest saddles.
  • Richard WidmarkSam McHale
  • Don TaylorJenkins
  • Max ShowalterWalter Landers
  • Murvyn VyeKengtu
  • Darryl HickmanWilbur "Coney" Cohen
  • Martin MilnerElwood Halsey
  • Ross BagdasarianPaul Sabatello
  • Judy DanNura-Salu
  • Rodolfo AcostaTomec
  • Russell CollinsHobart Wyatt
  • Leonard StrongWali-Akhun
  • Earl HollimanFrank Swenson
  • Richard LooCommanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp
  • Edgar Barrier
  • Willis Bouchey
  • James Conaty
  • Franklyn Farnum
  • John Hedloe
  • Frank Iwanaga
  • Frank Kumagai
  • Mister ArnNovember 30, 2024
    "Destination Gobi" is set in WWII but plays like a western. While it aims to promote equality and a sense of honor with the Mongal Chief, its reliance on racial stereotypes for a 1950s audience makes it a muddled watch today.

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