Ten Tall Men

1h 37min

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.

Production Companies

Halburt Productions

Columbia Pictures

Norma Productions

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Sergeant Mike Kincaid
Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Corporal Luis Delgado
Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Corporal Pierre Molier
Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Browning
Gerald Mohr

Gerald Mohr

Kayeed Hussein
Mari Blanchard

Mari Blanchard

Marie DeLatour
John George

John George

Tovic (uncredited)

Release date

26th Oct 1951

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English