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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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Nominated for 3 Oscars. See more awards »
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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:

SENSATIONAL! DRAMATIC! EMOTIONAL! MEMORABLE! (original one-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

The 'Hollywood Reporter' during mid January 1943 reported that Humphrey Bogart replaced Brian Donlevy for this Columbia Studios film whilst Donlevy in turn replaced Bogart on the same studio's Once Upon a Time. Donlevy was reportedly tired of appearing in war pictures and he doesn't actually appear in the credits for Once Upon a Time. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The dog tags held by Gunn at the end are inaccurate. British soldiers wore two dog tags - one circular and one octagonal. These were not made of metal. The circular one was attached to the cord through a hole in the circle, not through an additional loop. The soldier's religious affiliation was shown on the tag as well. 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 See more »