Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex
British film poster
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Screenplay byChristopher Landon
T. J. Morrison
Based onIce Cold in Alex
1957 novel
by Christopher Landon[1]
Produced byW. A. Whittaker
StarringJohn Mills
Sylvia Syms
Anthony Quayle
Harry Andrews
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byRichard Best
Music byLeighton Lucas
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (United Kingdom)
20th Century Fox
(United States)
Release dates
  • 24 June 1958 (1958-06-24) (UK)
  • 22 March 1961 (1961-03-22) (US)
Running time
130 minutes (uncut)[2]
76 minutes (US 1961 Theatrical Version)[3]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Ice Cold in Alex is a 1958 British war film set during the Western Desert campaign of World War II based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Landon. Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring John Mills, the film was a prizewinner at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] Under the title Desert Attack, a shortened, 79-minute version of the film was released in the United States in 1961. Film critic Craig Butler later referred to the shortened versions as nonsensical.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Landon, Christoper Guy (1957). Ice Cold in Alex. London: William Heinemann. OCLC 561816348.
  2. ^ BBFC.co.uk: Running times for "Ice Cold in Alex" Retrieved 24 May 2015
  3. ^ "Running times for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Awards for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ Archer, Eugene (23 March 1961). "Shortened 'Desert Attack' From Britain". The New York Times. This review states the length of Desert Attack as 64 minutes. Later reviews indicate a length of 79 minutes.
  6. ^ "Release dates for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  7. ^ Butler, Craig. "Ice Cold in Alex". AllMovie.