''Beyond Justice'', also known as ''Desert Law'', ''Law of the Desert'' and ''Maktub, Law of the Desert'', is a 1991 Italian
action-thriller film directed by
Duccio Tessari that was shot in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...
. The film was edited from the three-part, 300-minute 1989 Italian
Canale 5 television
miniseries ''
Il principe del deserto''.
Plot
When the estranged Moroccan husband (
Kabir Bedi) of wealthy corporate head Christine Sanders (
Carol Alt) takes their son Robert to Morocco, she hires two operatives (
Rutger Hauer and Peter Sands) who specialize in rescuing hostages from terrorists to bring her son back. Robert is brought to his grandfather (
Omar Sharif) who wishes the boy to succeed him as the ruler of his tribe.
Cast
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Rutger Hauer as Tom Burton
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Carol Alt as Christine Sanders
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Omar Sharif as Emir Beni-Zair
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Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s.
Elliott's breakthrough role was in the '' Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination ...
as Red Merchantson
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Kabir Bedi as Moulet Beni-Zair
* Stewart Bick as Daniel
* David Flosi as Robert Sanders
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Brett Halsey as Sal Cuomo
* Peter Sands as James Ross
* Christopher Ahrens as Bodyguard
* Larry Dolgin as Duncan
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D.R. Nanayakkara
Don Ruter Nanayakkara (15 March 1915 – 4 January 1989) was a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as in British drama. Playing lanky villains and comedic characters, Nanayakkara gained popularity in movies like ''Rekava'', ''Kurulu Bed ...
as El-Mahadi
* David Thompson as Headmaster Bligh
References
External links
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1991 films
1990s action drama films
1990s adventure films
Italian adventure films
Italian drama films
1990s Italian-language films
Films shot in Morocco
Films set in Morocco
Films directed by Duccio Tessari
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Titanus films
Films edited from television programs
1991 drama films
Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
1990s English-language films
1990s Italian films
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