The Lost Patrol

The Lost Patrol

Year: 1934

Runtime: 73 mins

Language: English

Director: John Ford

WarActionWar and historical adventureMilitary combat and heroic soldiersHistorical battles and epic heroism

Under a hot sun, a British Army patrol in World War I crosses the Mesopotamian desert. Their commanding officer, the guide, is killed by an unseen bandit’s bullet, so the sergeant leads north to rejoin their brigade. After an oasis stop for the night, they wake to find their horses stolen, the sentry dead, the site surrounded, and survival a struggle.

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