The Black Tent (1956) and Bengazi (1955): The Image of Arabs in Two post-Empire Journeys into the Deserts of Libya

These two little known films are both part of the cycle of post-imperial films dealing with the decline of the British Empire. They are perhaps the only films set in or near the historical period of the British Military Administration of Libya after 1945.  The Black Tent frequently gets lumped in wi...

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Main Author: Richard Andrew Voeltz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pittsburgh 2018-12-01
Series:CINEJ Cinema Journal
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Online Access:http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/200