Here we have yet another version of an old story about a soldier proving his worth by suicidal bravery following accusations of cowardice. Although set in the Sudan, the desert scenery around Tabernas, was as good as it gets when portraying the endless aridity of East Africa.
The castle of San Andrés in Carboneras was used for the prison scenes, in this versión where Beau Bridges pulls off the Beau Geste role, backed up by Robert Powell, Simon Ward and Jane Seymour.