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 | Michael Barrett | Novel |
| Writing | Robin Estridge | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dudley Nichols | Writer |
| Production | Francisco Day | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Lyn Murray | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Irmin Roberts | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Eda Warren | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Production | Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Directing | Tom Connors Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Francisco Day | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
