Il deserto di fuoco: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of his true parents. In Casablanca he meets French crook Jacquot, who takes him with him to Monte Carlo. They both actually manage to find Ben's mother Christine. She tells Ben that his father was a scientist on a secret mission to Africa. Christine wants Ben to stay in Monte Carlo and take over her firm, but Ben has his heart set on living in Belem with his adored Amina. But now Ben gradually unearths a dreadful secret: Christine's second husband François was responsible for the death of his father, who had discovered valuable minerals in the Sahara. After a bitter struggle, Ben finally succeeds in saving his homeland from Western greed.

Series details

• Title: Il deserto di fuoco
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Crime
• Premiere date: 1997-10-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-11-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Canale 5
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17361
• TVDB ID: 256428

Cast and credited roles

• Anthony Delon — René / Ben
• Mandala Tayde — Amina
• Claudia Cardinale — Leila
• Vittorio Gassman — Tarek
• Mathieu Carrière — François Legrand
• Fabio Testi — Diderot

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-10-19; final listed air date 1997-11-02; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Il deserto di fuoco on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.