British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment have announced that on June 13th they will release on Blu-ray J. Lee Thompson's
Ice Cold in Alex a.k.a
Desert Attack (1958), starring John Mills (
Great Expectations), Sylvia Syms (
Victim), Anthony Quayle (
Lawrence of Arabia), and Harry Andrews (
Battle of Britain).
Adapted by Christoper Landon from his own classic novel and based on his own experiences serving in North Africa,
Ice Cold in Alex is a rip-roaring tale of determination, courage and ingenuity in the most unforgiving of environments, and the friendships that are born out of such endurance.
Special features include:
- Interview with Sylvia Syms
- A Very British War documentary
- John Mills' home movie footage from the set of Ice Cold in Alex