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Sahara (I) (1943)

APPROVED 97 min  -  Action | Drama | War  -   11 November 1943 (USA)
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Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with... See full summary »

Director:

Zoltan Korda

Writers:

Philip MacDonald (story), John Howard Lawson (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett ...
Waco Hoyt
J. Carrol Naish J. Carrol Naish ...
Giuseppe
Lloyd Bridges ...
Fred Clarkson
Rex Ingram Rex Ingram ...
Sgt. Major Tambul
Richard Aherne Richard Aherne ...
Capt. Jason Halliday (as Richard Nugent)
Dan Duryea Dan Duryea ...
Jimmy Doyle
Carl Harbord Carl Harbord ...
Marty Williams
Patrick O'Moore Patrick O'Moore ...
Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates
Louis Mercier Louis Mercier ...
Jean Leroux, 'Frenchie' (as Louis T. Mercier)
Guy Kingsford Guy Kingsford ...
Peter Stegman
Kurt Kreuger Kurt Kreuger ...
Capt. von Schletow (as Kurt Krueger)
John Wengraf ...
Maj. Von Falken
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Storyline

Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. They and the Germans are greatly in need of water. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Tank | Desert | Propaganda | Sergeant | All Male Cast  | See more »

Taglines:

THE STAR OF "CASABLANCA" IN THE WAR'S MIGHTIEST ADVENTURE DRAMA! (original three-sheet poster) See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Italian

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

De duivels van de Sahara See more »

Filming Locations:

Brawley, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Williams' poetry quote "...a book and verses underneath a bough, a jug of wine ... and thou ..." is from 'Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam' by Edward FitzGerald. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: As in most of the films made about WWII before 1946. The German helmets are WWI vintage. They look somewhat similar. This movie, however, being made in 1942-43 would make it very difficult to obtain German WWII helmets. See more »

Quotes

Jimmy Doyle: [First Lines] U.S. tank detachment unit 5. Repeat message. U.S. tank detachment unit 5. Repeat. Over to you. Over.
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Crazy Credits

"In June, 1942, a small detachment of American tanks with American crews,
joined the British Eighth Army in North Africa to get experience in
desert warfare under actual battle conditions...History has proved that
they learned their lesson well - -" See more »

Connections

Featured in Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Oh! Susanna"
(uncredited)
Music by Stephen Foster
Played on the harmonica by Patrick O'Moore See more »