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Destination Gobi

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Pilot Sam McHale (Richard Widmark) is disappointed to learn he is being transferred to the Gobi Desert to oversee the Navy's weather station. When McHale settles in, he meets with Mongolian tribesmen, who are weary of the Navy's presence. Once trust is established between the two groups, McHale notices the natives' talent with horses, and he becomes interested in turning the Mongolian natives into a cavalry that can help protect them against the Japanese.
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Manny Farber The Nation 11/24/2020
Well composed out of a succession of panoramic shots and fast action scenes, the film suffers from Wise's loss of contact with realism in acting. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/09/2003
C+
Seems odd for awhile but drifts into the usual 'B' movie war story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ashley H @ashleyhobgood87 06/04/2023 Destination Gobi is a decent film. It is about US Navy specialists who run a weather station in the Gobi desert where they are harassed by Japanese warplanes but aided by local Mongol nomads in 1944. Richard Widmark and Don Taylor give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Robert Wise did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. See more 07/11/2016 weird mix of a WWII drama and escapist fantasy See more 07/10/2010 ha ha ha ha ha... is how it ends See more 12/07/2004 DESTINATION GOBI (1953) See more Read all reviews
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Robert Wise

Director

Richard Widmark

CPO Samuel T. McHale

Don Taylor

Jenkins

Max Showalter

Walter Landers

Ross Bagdasarian

Sabatello

Murvyn Vye

Kenghu
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Synopsis Pilot Sam McHale (Richard Widmark) is disappointed to learn he is being transferred to the Gobi Desert to oversee the Navy's weather station. When McHale settles in, he meets with Mongolian tribesmen, who are weary of the Navy's presence. Once trust is established between the two groups, McHale notices the natives' talent with horses, and he becomes interested in turning the Mongolian natives into a cavalry that can help protect them against the Japanese.
Director
Robert Wise
Screenwriter
Everett Freeman
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 20, 1953, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 29m