Is The Lost Patrol scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lost Patrol easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lost Patrol violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lost Patrol end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lost Patrol sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lost Patrol

Name: The Lost Patrol
Genre: Action, War
Released: 1934
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald Denny, J.M. Kerrigan

Blistering sun... blazing bullets!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

193473 min6.5 / 10

A tense, isolating survival thriller set in a hostile desert where a stranded patrol faces unseen enemies and dwindling hope.

A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotamian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination, is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their brigade. They stop for the night at an oasis and awaken the next morning to find their horses stolen, their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Tropical Island Movies Combat and Battles Historical War Movies Gunslinger Movies

Genres

Action War

Keywords

Sniper Middle East Ambush World War I British Army Desert Oasis Patrol Desert Pre-code Mesopotamia

Questions people ask

Is The Lost Patrol scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Lost Patrol easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Lost Patrol violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does The Lost Patrol end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Lost Patrol sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.