The Desert Song
1939, German. Directed by Paul Martin.
When the famous singer Grace Collins got off the plane that had flown her a remote place in Northen Africa little did she know she would meet love and adventure there. If she came there, it was to visit Sir Collins, her stepfather. Falling in love was not on the agenda but how could she resist the charm of Nic Brenten, an alluring and idealistic Dutch engineer? Butcan devotion and generosity really compete with the greed of someone like Sir Collins, a cynical financier who wants to dispossess the locals of the copper mine Brenten helps them to develop ?...
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Paul MartinDirector
- Zarah LeanderGrace Collins
- Gustav KnuthNic Brenten, Ingenieur
- Franz SchafheitlinFinanzier
- Friedrich DominSir Collins
- Gerhard BienertHafenbeamter
- Karl DannemannReitersoldat Tom Taylor
- Hermann PfeifferReporter
- Herbert WilkCaptain Frank Stanney
- Ernst KarchowOberst Balentine
- Rolf HeydelLeutnant Scott
- Carl GüntherKommissar
- Ernst SattlerSchwedischer Konsul
Details
- Released
- 17 November 1939
- Original title
- Das Lied der Wüste
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Walther von Hollander, Paul Martin
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The Desert Song runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Desert Song isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1939. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Desert Song, try The Sound of Silence, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, What Maisie Knew.
Who directed The Desert Song?
The Desert Song (1939) was directed by Paul Martin and stars Zarah Leander, Gustav Knuth, Franz Schafheitlin.