thirst
12 movies and shows
The Flight of the Phoenix
Wed, 15 Dec 1965
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
The Hole
Fri, 20 Apr 2001
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
Meek's Cutoff
Fri, 08 Apr 2011
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
The Lighthorsemen
Thu, 10 Sep 1987
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
Incident at Phantom Hill
Fri, 01 Jul 1966
At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of Union gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and the US Army sends captain Matt Martin to arrest him and come back with the gold. Martin, his prisoner and a handful of men enter Indian territory in search of the precious cargo. The Apaches, outlaws and storms will make it difficult.
Three Godfathers
Fri, 06 Mar 1936
In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).
Thirst
Thu, 04 Feb 1971
The inhabitants of a small village in a backward area of Macedonia earn their living by sending their men abroad in search of employment. Three young girls, named Elica, Maria and Nikolina live and work as schoolteachers in the village. Each of them try to make sense of their lives, in that situation where it is imposed on them. In the village the greatest problem is the supply of water. Spring water is carried by Marko from the distant mountains Marko is falls in love with the poor girl Kate...
Fata Morgana
Tue, 27 Sep 2011
Burning in the desert sun, Eduardo - a lemonade seller - is fighting the urge to drink his last and final bottle of refreshing lemonade. When a thirsty client comes crawling to his stand, Eduardo comes into conflict with his own moral code.
Dream of Water
Mon, 01 Jan 1968
A poetic study of thirst. Stylized images of flowing water and the face of a young woman flowing past as in a metaphysical dream. The magic and clarity of water makes it a classic topic in free film, used by many film-makers in different ways. Esselius again manages to imbue this theme with energy and vitality. (Filmform)
Bulaqistan
Sun, 10 May 2009
Residents are slowly leaving the village due to thirst. Only one family, aunt Nakhish and man Rahim, endured a thousand hardships to guard the grave of Allahverdi, their only child who died in the Karabakh war.
Atash
Thu, 11 Jan 2001