Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

gbeauch I saw this movie when I was a young man and loved it. I have long been a big fan of survival movies and books. Nordof and Hall's book "Men Against the Sea" in the Bounty Trilogy hooked me on this genre. Kalahari is populated with accomplished actors but Whitman's villainous and selfish Character stands out. My brother and I always discuss the movie and its' campy side, in particular Whitman's bare chest and the callous treatment by diamond mine security police when an almost dead survivor makes it to the sea and help. The last scene is notable as Whitman, now a killer, is left behind to the mercy of baboons whom he hated and killed in the movie. This is shown in a retreating aerial shot and is haunting and effective. This is not a "great" movie but is very entertaining, well acted, and suspenseful.

Leofwine_draca Now forgotten aside from an occasional airing on daytime TV – where I was lucky enough to catch it – SANDS OF THE KALAHARI is a B-movie version of Hollywood's FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX. Like that film, it concerns a group of plane crash survivors attempting to adapt to live in an inhospitable desert climate, but there the similarities end. SANDS OF THE KALAHARI is very much smaller scale in scope, concentrating on group dynamics over big plotting and looking at what happens when disparate personalities are forced to work together.The first half of the film is a little dull, I'll accept that. Spain stands in for Africa, and it works…I never questioned the bleakness of the surrounds for a second. But the characters are dry and dull and the film is saddled with an extremely lacklustre female lead, played by Susannah York. In the second half, the film throws us a decent twist and delivers an unexpected story which gets better and better as it goes on. By the end I had been thoroughly engrossed in and entertained by the story.Stuart Whitman is no Jimmy Stewart, but he enjoys a multi-faceted role here and commands the screen like few leading men. Stanley Baker, here reteaming with director Cy Endfield a year after ZULU, is also excellent value for money. Believe me, this film is no ZULU, but it is a nice surprise for a B-movie. Add in a couple of distinguished Brit actors (Harry Andrews, Nigel Davenport), some killer baboons and plenty of in-fighting and you have an unfairly forgotten little effort.

jain_daugh Although I haven't seen the movie in years, I will NEVER forget it. I do have the book, which is also an excellent read, but so want to see the movie again.This movie has impact in spades. It isn't a scary movie as such, but some scenes will raise the hairs on the back of your neck. The scenery enhances the isolation and challenge of returning to a world the stranded people know. Stuart Whitman IS O'Brien and a hunk to boot. Susannah York plays her part deliciously and the only muff up was casting Theodore Bikel as the 'doctor' (PhD. not MD). Not that he didn't play a good role, its more because the story would have been even richer if an American black had been used per the book.Here's hoping that this will be released soon! With Susannah York's recent passing, I can't think of a better tribute to her than that.

bkoganbing I'm really gratified to find so many other reviewers having good memories of Sands of the Kalahari and feeling as put out as I do that it is not on VHS or DVD. Nor apparently has it been seen in America at least for some time.This is a tale of survival, but the characters sure don't come out of Swiss Family Robinson. A small plane crashes in the Kalahari desert in South Africa. One woman, Susannah York, and five men. Only one of them Stuart Whitman who is a big game hunter is really trained for the business of survival. The others are products of the ease and comfort of civilization. One of them, Stanley Baker, is badly injured and needs constant nursing by York.There's a colony of baboons nearby and Whitman starts identifying with them in every sense of the world. He turns on the others, eliminating them one by one except York who he decides will be his savage Eve to his savage Adam. The injured Baker gradually heals and in the end proves to be the savior for York. I'm not going to say any more, but hopefully TCM or AMC will run this film at some point for American audiences.Susannah York is beautiful and talented and goes through a gamut of emotions regarding Whitman and their predicament. Stanley Baker is a favorite of mine among British players, he never gave a bad performance in any film I ever saw him in. But the real treat is Whitman. His devolution of character out in that desert was Oscar caliber material and why he wasn't nominated in 1965 is a mystery.If some American movie channel gets a hold of this film, do not miss it.