Forbidden Desert
1957, English. Directed by Jackson Winter.
The fabled adventures of John Lewis Burckhardt, who dared to penetrate the forbidden interior of ancient Arabia to find the lost palace of Zenobia and the Biblical cities of Baalbek, Gerasa, and Petra.
- Runtime
- 0h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 21 December 1957
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jackson Winter
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Forbidden Desert runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Forbidden Desert isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 December 1957. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Forbidden Desert?
Forbidden Desert (1957) was directed by Jackson Winter and stars Marvin Miller, Rafik Shammas, Abdallah Saleh.