La blonde de la station 6

I see 6 reviews here, let's not forget we're now in 2018! I can't imagine too many of younger generations bothering about such a film. But I am from that generation and in the 60's was a young man. It was just my lunch "course" served on a small TV screen with low sound quality. it was an ordinary day but as soon as the film started I found the story interesting and intriguing...Then the lady turned up and we had to believe things would change in this devilish remote desert station. Until then and we the arrival of a new worker there were five men all having very different characters, so living in close quarters you would expect some friction. Beside Peter Van...I did not know any of the other actors but I felt they all did a reasonable job. Yes a little over dramatic but we have to keep in mind the period. It pleasantly filled the duration of the feature.

This film begins with a young man named "Martin" (Hansjörg Felmy) being driven to a remote oil pumping station in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Upon arriving he is then gradually introduced to the other members of the small team with which he will spend his time every day and night. As one might expect this small group of men have their own personalities with two of them, "Fletcher" (Ian Bannen) and "Macey" (Denholm Elliott) constantly at odds with one another. But it isn't until a beautiful young woman by the name of "Catherine" (Carroll Baker) accidentally arrives that these personalities come out in the worst way possible. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a very good film which captures the loneliness of men cutoff from society and forced to endure each other's company in a remarkable manner. Likewise, having such an attractive actress like Carroll Baker certainly didn't hurt this film in anyway either. In short, although not a great film necessarily, it was still quite interesting and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.

My first viewing of ''Station Six Sahara'' was many years ago and have always rated it it quite highly ever since, as can be expected Carroll Baker looks quite stunning in this movie also great performances from all the cast, interesting male characters playing off against each other, especially the amusing interactions between Ian Bannen and Denholm Elliott.

If you like deep character study ''Station Six Sahara'' is well worth multiple viewings.

Only got to view this Film by accident as it followed another Film whose conclusion I was viewing, so frankly my finger was always hovering next to the Switch-Off Button but something held me there, you really couldn't quite figure out what it was all about but you constantly felt that something was going to happen but you had no idea what. So full marks to the Script-Writers, Brian Clemens and Bryan Forbes, and the splendid acting from all the Crew including, of course, the ever delightful Carroll Baker, but my personal favourites were Denholm Elliott as Ex-Major Macey and Peter Van Eyck as The Sahara Desert Oil Station Boss, Mr. Kramer. The feeling of foreboding I had throughout this Film is exemplified by the ending, it is Shocking, Grim, and emotionally draining, in the tradition of those Half-Hour shows that Robert Stephenson used to put on for Alfred Hitchcock, so give it a go and stick with it, the story-line might seem off the planet, but the Script, the Acting, and the Plot will leave you reeling, shocked, and I suspect very much lost for words, at the end. Banality, Mundaneness, Drudgery, Loneliness, and Frustration analysed to an entirely New Level in the Film.

As you look at the evolution of film through the 50's and 60's, one trend readily observed is that of increasing use of sex and nudity - as earlier boundaries began to expand. This film, coming in 1965, appears on the cusp of a change from more veiled hints of sex to more explicit scenes as the 60's closed and we moved into the 70's and beyond.

A few themes run through this film, one being that of the overbearing boss many of us have been saddled with in our careers - one who knows that the men have signed on for an extended stay under his "command" and plays his hand to the hilt. A boss who has little or no regard for his men and motivates through intimidation.

Clearly, the director reaches out to the farthest boundaries of the times (and mores) to inject the sexual tension of Ms. Baker arriving on the scene. She is beautiful and sexual and is never out of control of the situation. There is nothing explicit here (but oh so close); nevertheless, the suggestive nature of visits from members of the crew works just as well. In the end, she stands up to the crew commander in a way none of the men (save one) ever had.

I think the film is a well-acted little gem.