Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
| Directing | Ronald Neame | Director |
| Writing | Robin Estridge | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dudley Nichols | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Barrett | Novel |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Directing | Francisco Day | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Editing | Eda Warren | Editor |
| Directing | Tom Connors Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sound | Lyn Murray | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Camera | Irmin Roberts | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Francisco Day | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
