Sahara (1983)

After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

Menahem Golan (story), James R. Silke

Stars:

Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, Horst Buchholz

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brooke Shields	...	Dale
Lambert Wilson	...	Jaffar
Horst Buchholz	...	Von Glessing
John Rhys-Davies	...	Rasoul
Ronald Lacey	...	Beg
Cliff Potts	...	String
Perry Lang	...	Andy
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira	...	Mayor (as Yaacov Ben-Sira)
John Mills	...	Cambridge
Tuvia Tavi	...	Bertocelli
Steve Forrest	...	Gordon
Terrence Hardiman	...	Browne
Shahar Cohen	...	Abu
Zehava Twena	...	Yasmin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabi Amrani	...	Omar

Storyline

After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | sheik | auto racing | year 1927 | 1920s | 

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Taglines:

She challenged the desert, its men, their passions and ignited a bold adventure.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aventuras en el Sahara

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cabal Film, Cannon Group, London-Cannon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Star Brooke Shields was expected to drive on-location as part of her role, but was too young at the time of filming to do so legally. Special permission had to be arranged with the local government, to allow her to drive for the movie.

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Soundtracks

"Charleston"
(uncredited)
Written by James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
Performed by The Pasadena Roof Orchestra

User Reviews

a fine adventure film

i don't understand why this film has been given so much stick.it is a corny 1983 adventure like all the others in the eighties and does a good job as a film of it nature and genre. there's lots of cheese,granted,but isn't that what these kind of films are suppose to be full of? Brooke Shields looks absolutely stunning through out,and although her gender bending sequence was a bad idea,its not her fault.how can you make such a stunning woman pass for a man.the water fall scene makes up for it all though. Brooke's performance was fine,as were the performances of her co stars though nobody stands out.

this was a fun and enjoyable adventure film,just as it was made to be and deserves a lot more credit.