It features a score by the legendary Ennio Morricone and stars screen icon Omar Sharif . Comparison of the Two Works 2011 Film ( Black Gold ) 1991 Movie/Series ( Beyond Justice ) Director Jean-Jacques Annaud Duccio Tessari Primary Genre Historical Epic / Drama Action / Thriller Main Star Tahar Rahim / Antonio Banderas Rutger Hauer / Carol Alt Composer James Horner Ennio Morricone Themes Oil discovery, tradition vs. modernity Kidnapping, rescue, cultural clash Il trailer italiano del Principe del Deserto - IMDb
Originally a 300-minute, three-part miniseries for the Italian channel Canale 5, it was later edited into a feature-length film titled Beyond Justice (also known as Maktub or Law of the Desert ).
Before the 2011 film, there was a major Italian-American television production titled Il principe del deserto , directed by Duccio Tessari.
This version is an action-thriller about an American woman (Carol Alt) whose son is kidnapped by his father (a Moroccan prince) and taken to the desert. She hires a mercenary (Rutger Hauer) to help her retrieve the boy.
It features a score by the legendary Ennio Morricone and stars screen icon Omar Sharif . Comparison of the Two Works 2011 Film ( Black Gold ) 1991 Movie/Series ( Beyond Justice ) Director Jean-Jacques Annaud Duccio Tessari Primary Genre Historical Epic / Drama Action / Thriller Main Star Tahar Rahim / Antonio Banderas Rutger Hauer / Carol Alt Composer James Horner Ennio Morricone Themes Oil discovery, tradition vs. modernity Kidnapping, rescue, cultural clash Il trailer italiano del Principe del Deserto - IMDb
Originally a 300-minute, three-part miniseries for the Italian channel Canale 5, it was later edited into a feature-length film titled Beyond Justice (also known as Maktub or Law of the Desert ).
Before the 2011 film, there was a major Italian-American television production titled Il principe del deserto , directed by Duccio Tessari.
This version is an action-thriller about an American woman (Carol Alt) whose son is kidnapped by his father (a Moroccan prince) and taken to the desert. She hires a mercenary (Rutger Hauer) to help her retrieve the boy.
