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Destination Gobi

1953·90 min

Destination Gobi

Directed by Robert Wise

WarAdventureDrama

A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.

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Richard Widmark

Sam McHale

Jenkins

Walter Landers

Kengtu

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Charles G. Clarke

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Everett Freeman

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Destination Gobi (1953) is about a group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.

Who directed Destination Gobi?

Robert Wise directed Destination Gobi (1953).

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