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Sahara (I) (1943) 7.5
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 ... See full summary » Director:Zoltan Korda |
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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>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 November 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sgt. Joe Gunn: Yeah...they whittled us down too.
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(uncredited)
Music by Stephen Foster
Played on the harmonica by Patrick O'Moore
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Based upon an incident in the Soviet film The Thirteen [See: The Thirteen] directed by Mikhail Romm and made about six years prior to this movie. See more »Goofs
There are two flags flying on the tank Lulubelle. In the opening scene, the lower flag is shown as artificially erect (like the US flags on the moon), only to be shown moments later fully flapping in the wind. See more »Quotes
Waco Hoyt: I see you whittled them down a bit.Sgt. Joe Gunn: Yeah...they whittled us down too.
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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 »Soundtracks
"Oh! Susanna"(uncredited)
Music by Stephen Foster
Played on the harmonica by Patrick O'Moore
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Bogart does well as an American tank commander early in WW II coming across some retreating British infantry. They later make a dramatic last stand against the attacking Germans.
Two actors make this movie a standout. J. Carroll Naish was of Irish descent, and he never played an Irishman in his long and great career as an actor. Check his movies and look for his great performances. Here he is magnificent as a tormented and disillusioned Italian prisoner (a German ally) who has to fianlly decide if he'll fight with the Germans or stand with the Allies, who could have let him die in the desert.
Rex Ingram was a fine black actor who here plays a Sudanese soldier in British colonial service. The depiction of a heroic black soldier was rare during World War Two (see my review of "Bataan"). He too was memorable. It's a fine film and worth catching whenever you can find it.