Daredevils of the Desert is the fifteenth film in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. It is an expanded version of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode "Palestine, October 1917", originally un-aired in the US, and extended to have a feature-length running time.
Publisher's summary[]
VHS release[]
In Chapter 15 from the complete adventures of Indiana Jones, the lives of a regiment and the success of the desert war rest on the shoulders of Indiana Jones.
Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover with a beautiful lady spy. Relying on his wits and her tantalizing skill at belly dancing, the daring duo works desperately to defuse the explosives placed in the city's vital water wells by the occupying Turks. The story culminates in a spectacular cavalry charge by the gallant soldiers of the Australian Lighthorsemen Regiment, whose very survival hinges on the success of Indy's mission.
DVD release[]
Set in Gaza 1917, Indiana Jones is operating undercover for French Intelligence in the Middle East. The British have a plan to take Jerusalem by Christmas, and to do so they need to attack the ancient desert town of Beersheba, a fortification protected by the arduous stretches of desert that surround it. Colonel Meinertzhagen and Major T.E. Lawrence brief and equip Jones on his assignment. He must do all he can to protect the wells in Beersheba, or else the British and Australian forces tasked to attack will surely die of thirst.
Posing as a trader, Indy is teamed with a beautiful spy named Maya. They trek across the desert and infiltrate Beersheba. Intrigue and betrayal abound as Indy and his fellow intelligence agents come face-to-face with the Turkish commander Colonel Ismet Bey and his German attaché Schiller. The story culminates in a spectacular cavalry charge by the gallant soldiers of the Australian Lighthorseman Regiment whose very survival hinges on the success of Indy's mission.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Abdullah
- Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby (Mentioned only)
- Jack Anders
- Colonel Ismet Bey
- Chauvel
- Dessa
- Dex
- Brigadier Grant
- General Hodgson
- Harry Houdini (Mentioned only)
- Henry Walton Jones, Senior (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones
- Josie
- Kevin
- Major T.E. Lawrence
- Mary (Mentioned only)
- Maya
- Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen
- Mustafa
- Phyllis
- Porter
- Rashid (Palestine)
- Schiller
- Helen Margaret Seymour (Mentioned only)
- General von Kressenstein (Mentioned only)
- Kazim Yoha
Locations[]
- Australia (Mentioned only)
- Warrnambool (Mentioned only)
- Egypt
- Ottoman Empire (Flag)
- Gallipoli (Mentioned only)
- Nineveh (Mentioned only)
- Tyre (Mentioned only)
- Palestine
- Beersheba
- Well of Abraham (Mentioned only)
- Gaza
- Jerusalem
- Rafa (On Map)
- Beersheba
- United Kingdom (Flag)
- Yugoslavia (Flag)
Miscellanea[]
- Horse
- Phantom Train (Mentioned only)
- Pigeon
- World War I
- Battle of Beersheba
Collections[]
VHS cover
Companion Historical Documentaries[]
- Lines in the Sand - The Middle East and the Great War
- Col. Lawrence's War - T.E. Lawrence and Arabia
External links[]
Young Indy on DVD: A Tour of Volume 2 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Young Indy on DVD: A Tour of Volume 2: Disc 8 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Daredevils of the Desert Education Resources and Lesson Plans at IndyInTheClassroom.com
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