After the fall of Tobruk in 1942, during the Allied retreat in the Libyan desert, an American tank picks-up a motley group of survivors but they face advancing Germans and a lack of water.
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Title: Sahara (1943)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Sgt. Joe Gunn | |
| Bruce Bennett | ... | Waco Hoyt | |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Giuseppe | |
| Lloyd Bridges | ... | Fred Clarkson | |
| Rex Ingram | ... | Sgt. Major Tambul | |
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Richard Aherne | ... | Capt. Jason Halliday (as Richard Nugent) |
| Dan Duryea | ... | Jimmy Doyle | |
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Carl Harbord | ... | Marty Williams |
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Patrick O'Moore | ... | Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates |
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Louis Mercier | ... | Jean Leroux, 'Frenchie' (as Louis T. Mercier) |
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Guy Kingsford | ... | Peter Stegman |
| Kurt Kreuger | ... | Capt. von Schletow (as Kurt Krueger) | |
| John Wengraf | ... | Maj. Von Falken | |
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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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world war two | strafing | white flag | wounded soldier | british soldier |Taglines:
A mighty story of adventure, courage and glory in the desert!...tender human emotion...triumphant action...matchless thrills...a memorable entertainment experience! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 November 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross USA:
$2,300,000, 31 December 1943Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Capt. Jason Halliday: It's a nice picture. You must be very proud of them. I'll see what I can do.
[Walks over to tank]
Capt. Jason Halliday: Sgt. I'd wish you'd change your mind. This man is a prisoner of war and, as such, he is entitled to certain rights. We've got to take him with us. We can't leave him here to die. If we ask the men I'm sure they'd agree.
Sgt. Joe Gunn: Mm-hum. They'd agree now. What about when they're starving to death and dyin' of thirst? It's why you put me in command. To look ahead.
Capt. Jason Halliday: ...
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History has proved that they learned their lesson well - - See more »
(uncredited)
Music by Stephen Foster
Played on the harmonica by Patrick O'Moore.
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The Sahara desert in this movie was portrayed by the California desert's Borego Desert which is located in the Imperial Valley, north of the American-Mexican border as well as Brawley, Imperial County, California; Chatsworth, California and the sand dunes of Yuma, Arizona. See more »Goofs
Tambul, a Sergeant Major, outranks Gunn, a Master Sergeant. Gunn should have ceded command to Tambul as soon as Tambul met up with the remnants of Gunn's unit. See more »Quotes
Giuseppe: My wife, my wife and bambino, that's my baby.Capt. Jason Halliday: It's a nice picture. You must be very proud of them. I'll see what I can do.
[Walks over to tank]
Capt. Jason Halliday: Sgt. I'd wish you'd change your mind. This man is a prisoner of war and, as such, he is entitled to certain rights. We've got to take him with us. We can't leave him here to die. If we ask the men I'm sure they'd agree.
Sgt. Joe Gunn: Mm-hum. They'd agree now. What about when they're starving to death and dyin' of thirst? It's why you put me in command. To look ahead.
Capt. Jason Halliday: ...
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Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: 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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Sahara although not usually contained in the compendium of Bogey's best movies is a rousing WWII action movie. The plot involving a rag tag group of allied soldiers,along with Bogey's M-3 Grant Tank "Lulu Belle" holding a North African well against a motorized battalion of the Afrika Korps is enough to set the tone of this movie. I will not go into the plot any further but state that it was filmed in 1943 and it was a morale booster. The acting is first rate and the fact that an African-American actor, Rex Ingram was treated as an equal, as Sergeant-Major Tambul, Fourth Sudanese Battalion was far ahead of his time. A movie I see every time it plays. It was remade for TV with James Belushi playing the Bogart role as Master Sergeant Joe Gunn, USA and was a good movie in its own right. However, the Bogart version sets the standard. A must see movie for Bogey fans and WWII film buffs.
Michael Wolkow, Colonel, Infantry, Retired