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Sahara (2005) 5.9
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5.9/10 from 55,746 users
Metascore: 41/100
Reviews: 443 user | 159 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator. Director:Breck Eisner |
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Master explorer and former US Air Force Major Dirk Pitt and his wisecracking buddy Al Giordino goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War ironclad battleship known as the "Ship of Death" that protects a secret cargo is lost somewhere in the deserts of West Africa. But while the two cross paths with a beautiful and brilliant U.N. scientist Dr. Eva Rojas who is being hounded by a ruthless dictator. She believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them. Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al, and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain, and get to the bottom of both mysteries. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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Release Date:
8 April 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sahara - Abenteuer in der Wüste See more »Box Office
Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$157,753 (Hong Kong) (8 July 2005)Gross:
$68,642,452 (USA) (29 July 2005)Company Credits
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Sailor Who Drops Gold: Sorry, captain.
Pilot, Ironclad: It's all right son, just keep moving. That's the future in your hands.
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Written by Selko Twala and Longwe Twala
Performed by Brenda Fassie
Courtesy of The CCP Record Co. / A Division of EMI Music South Africa
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music Ltd.
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Trivia
Shooting lasted three-and-a-half months in Morocco, a month in Spain, and five weeks in London. See more »Goofs
When Dirk and Al are handcuffed to the back of the pickup truck, Dirk uses his Confederate gold coin to unscrew the truck bed. The coin is still shown in his hand after he obviously gives the coin to Al and before Al could possibly have given it back. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sailor Who Drops Gold: Sorry, captain.
Pilot, Ironclad: It's all right son, just keep moving. That's the future in your hands.
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Crazy Credits
In the opening title sequence of the movie, when the camera is panning over all the Dirk Pitt articles and pictures on the wall, just as in many of Clive Cussler's books he appears in one of the pictures. There is a cut-out of Clive's head atop a woman in a bikini - just after the picture of Dirk and Al in Navy Whites and just before a picture of Sandecker with the President. See more »Soundtracks
"Shikhebe Shamago"Written by Selko Twala and Longwe Twala
Performed by Brenda Fassie
Courtesy of The CCP Record Co. / A Division of EMI Music South Africa
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music Ltd.
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It had been proposed by some that the only reason Eisner Jr. (Breck) was allowed to make this film was his relationship with Eisner Sr. (Michael). While there is no proof for such an argument either way, Breck has proved to be not much worse than other directors. In fact he did better than most and worse than some. Sahara is best described as a typical entertaining adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones or perhaps National Treasure. It has a tough good guy (McConaughey), a funny sidekick (Zane) and admirable eye-candy (Cruz). Now I admit that most things are quite shallow, but if you mix all of the above mentioned ingredients with a decent story, good action sequences and throw in the fact that there isn't one nanosecond of corniness in this movie, you inevitably end up with a crowd pleasing blockbuster.
7,25 out of 10