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Sahara

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Set in the Libyan desert in 1942 where a group of American soldiers become isolated in their tank during the retreat to El Alamein. As they drive across the desert they pick up a group of Allied stragglers, but with their supplies of fuel, food and water running low, they try to reach a desert fortress, but a large German detachment is also heading there.
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Variety Staff Variety 07/06/2010
Packed with pithy dialog, lusty action and suspense, and logically and well-devised situations avoiding ultra-theatrics throughout. Go to Full Review Derek Adams Time Out 02/09/2006
Watchable more for its strong cast than for its credibility or its pretensions ... Go to Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 06/24/2003
A-
One of the best WWII-era WWII movies… a thoroughly entertaining war actioner starring Humphrey Bogart as a tough American sergeant commanding a tank crew in the Libyan desert. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 06/06/2023
5/10
A somewhat dull war film from Zoltan Korda. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Ian Kane Epoch Times 01/01/2023
4/5
... what we get with “Sahara” is a gritty, riveting war drama that transports us to another place and time, far off in a no man’s land, with characters who are believable and multidimensional. Go to Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 09/25/2009
Zoltan Korda's wartime coalition is more Air Force muscularity than In Which We Serve fustiness Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Martin B Nov 14 Watched it three time so far. Love the M3 Grant tank as the centerpiece, that soon gave way to the M4 Sherman. Love the crusty veteran Bogart plays and outstanding supporting cast. Love how they make the barren dessert interesting in a life and death struggle with a story line that does not seem implausible. See more Mark B 06/30/2024 This holds up a very well directed, well acted , well written masterpiece movie. See more Richard G. R 05/27/2024 Another Bogie winner! Great cast and direction in this World War II thriller. See more Al G 05/19/2024 It's not "Casablanca" or "Caine Mutiny." However, it's a Bogart movie about the Second World War and Bogart gets it right. His character is sort in charge of the situation but he has some doubts and the audience doesn't know what he'll do next. The nasties are gaining ground. Doing the right thing will be difficult. See more Narciso R 01/16/2024 Awesome movie. Watch it when I have a chance. NRJ. See more george l 04/01/2021 It's a good war movie. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Zoltan Korda

Director

Humphrey Bogart

Sgt. Joe Gunn

Bruce Bennett

Waco Hoyt

Dan Duryea

Jimmy Doyle

J. Carrol Naish

Giuseppe

Lloyd Bridges

Fred Clarkson

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Movie Info

Synopsis Set in the Libyan desert in 1942 where a group of American soldiers become isolated in their tank during the retreat to El Alamein. As they drive across the desert they pick up a group of Allied stragglers, but with their supplies of fuel, food and water running low, they try to reach a desert fortress, but a large German detachment is also heading there.
Director
Zoltan Korda
Screenwriter
John Howard Lawson, Zoltan Korda
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia, Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 1943, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 7, 2010
Runtime
1h 37m
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