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Beyond Justice
2026-11-14 15:05:46 · Cedar Herald Index
Beyond Justice, also known as Desert Law, Law of the Desert and Maktub, Law of the Desert, is a 1991 Italian action-thriller film directed by Duccio Tessari that was shot in Morocco. The film was edited from the three-part, 300-minute 1989 Italian Canale 5 television miniseries Il principe del deserto.
Plot
When the estranged Moroccan husband (Kabir Bedi) of wealthy corporate head Christine Sanders (Carol Alt) takes their son Robert to Morocco, she hires two operatives (Rutger Hauer and Peter Sands) who specialize in rescuing hostages from terrorists to bring her son back. Robert is brought to his grandfather (Omar Sharif) who wishes the boy to succeed him as the ruler of his tribe.

Cast
Rutger Hauer as Tom Burton
Carol Alt as Christine Sanders
Omar Sharif as Emir Beni-Zair
Elliott Gould as Red Merchantson
Kabir Bedi as Moulet Beni-Zair
Stewart Bick as Daniel
David Flosi as Robert Sanders
Brett Halsey as Sal Cuomo
Peter Sands as James Ross
Christopher Ahrens as Bodyguard
Larry Dolgin as Duncan
D.R. Nanayakkara as El-Mahadi
David Thompson as Headmaster Bligh
References
External links
1991 films
1990s action drama films
1990s adventure films
Italian adventure films
Italian drama films
1990s Italian-language films
Films shot in Morocco
Films set in Morocco
Films directed by Duccio Tessari
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Titanus films
Films edited from television programs
1991 drama films
Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
1990s English-language films
1990s Italian films
