Ice Cold in Alex

Captain Anson (John Mills) is the officer commanding a British RASC Motor Ambulance Company. During the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, Anson and most of his unit are ordered to evacuate to Alexandria. As they depart they come across an Afrikaner South African officer, Captain van der Poel (Anthony Quayle) who carries a large pack, to which he seems very attached. He persuades Anson to let him join them in their drive to the safety of the British lines in Alexandria, Egypt. The group meets with various obstacles, including a minefield, a broken suspension