The Lost Patrol (1934)
Directed by John Ford · 73 min · Action, War
28.6 TOPICAL score · #3,676 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotamian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination, is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their brigade. They stop for the night at an oasis and awaken the next morning to find their horses stolen, their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.
The Lost Patrol (1934, directed by John Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 28.6 - ranked 3,676 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (84 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (84 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages
- Still read2,763 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Victor McLaglen (actor #737), Boris Karloff (actor #774), Wallace Ford (actor #1,590), Reginald Denny
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