The Lost Patrol

About The Lost Patrol

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.

John Ford's The Lost Patrol is a 1934 war film. At 73 minutes long, it arrived in February 1934.

Victor McLaglen stars as The Sergeant, Boris Karloff as Sanders, Wallace Ford as Morelli, and Reginald Denny as Brown. Written by Dudley Nichols.

Shelv files it under desert, world war i, pre-code, and sniper. American members can watch it on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Lawrence of Arabia, 1917, and The Hills Have Eyes make useful companions to The Lost Patrol, all filed under british army. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 84 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.