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Sahara

  • 19431943
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
8.8K
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Humphrey Bogart in Sahara (1943)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Zoltan Korda
  • Writers
    • John Howard Lawson(screenplay)
    • Zoltan Korda(screenplay)
    • James O'Hanlon(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Bruce Bennett
    • J. Carrol Naish
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  • Director
    • Zoltan Korda
  • Writers
    • John Howard Lawson(screenplay)
    • Zoltan Korda(screenplay)
    • James O'Hanlon(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Bruce Bennett
    • J. Carrol Naish
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    • 96User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 3 nominations total

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    Sahara
    Trailer 1:41
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    Humphrey Bogart, Richard Aherne, and Bruce Bennett in Sahara (1943)
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    Humphrey Bogart and Dan Duryea in Sahara (1943)
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    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Sgt. Joe Gunnas Sgt. Joe Gunn
    Bruce Bennett
    Bruce Bennett
    • Waco Hoytas Waco Hoyt
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Giuseppeas Giuseppe
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Fred Clarksonas Fred Clarkson
    Rex Ingram
    Rex Ingram
    • Sgt. Maj. Tambulas Sgt. Maj. Tambul
    Richard Aherne
    • Capt. Jason Hallidayas Capt. Jason Halliday
    • (as Richard Nugent)
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Jimmy Doyleas Jimmy Doyle
    Carl Harbord
    • Marty Williamsas Marty Williams
    Patrick O'Moore
    Patrick O'Moore
    • Osmond 'Ozzie' Batesas Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates
    Louis Mercier
    Louis Mercier
    • Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie'as Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie'
    • (as Louis T. Mercier)
    Guy Kingsford
    • Peter Stegmanas Peter Stegman
    Kurt Kreuger
    Kurt Kreuger
    • Capt. von Schletowas Capt. von Schletow
    • (as Kurt Krueger)
    John Wengraf
    John Wengraf
    • Maj. Von Falkenas Maj. Von Falken
    Louis Adlon
    Louis Adlon
    • Soldieras Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Niels Bagge
    • German Privateas German Private
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bonn
    • Soldieras Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Frederic Brunn
    • German Privateas German Private
    • (uncredited)
    Leslie Denison
    • British Soldieras British Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Zoltan Korda
    • Writers
      • John Howard Lawson(screenplay)
      • Zoltan Korda(screenplay)
      • James O'Hanlon(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Kurt Kreuger said that in the scene where he tried to escape back to his lines with the Sudanese sergeant (Rex Ingram) in pursuit, Ingram caught him and pressed his face into the sand to kill him, Kreuger almost passed out due to lack of air.
    • Goofs
      All of the German vehicles are emblazoned with Nazi Party swastikas rather than the Balkenkreuz, the straight-armed cross that was the emblem of the Wehrmacht used on their vehicles during WWII.
    • Quotes

      Giuseppe: Mussolini is not so clever like Hitler, he can dress his Italians up only to look like thieves, cheats, murderers, he cannot like Hitler, make them feel like that. He cannot, like Hitler, scrape from the conscience the knowledge that right is right and wrong is wrong, or dig holes in their heads to plant his own ten commandments: steal from thy neighbor, cheat thy neighbor, kill thy neighbor.

      Capt. von Schletow: You dare to insult the Führer?

      Giuseppe: That would take an artiste - I am but a mechanic.

    • 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 - -
    • Connections
      Featured in Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh! Susanna
      (uncredited)

      Music by Stephen Foster

      Played on the harmonica by Patrick O'Moore.

    User reviews96

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    Top review
    8/10
    Very good war drama
    "Sahara" is a 1943 film starring Humphrey Bogart, directed by Zoltan Korda, and intended as a propaganda film during World War II. It succeeds.

    Bogart is a Sgt. Joe Gunn, and after Tobruk falls in North Africa, he leads a tank unit into the desert. He's joined by French, South African, British, and Sudanese soldiers. They come up against a group of Germans that want the water well where the tanks are stationed.

    Besides Bogart, the great cast includes Bruce Bennett. Lloyd Bridges, Dan Duryea and J. Carrol Naish, and they all do an exemplary job. What I like best about this film is the atmosphere - the sun beating down, the dryness, the filth - you're thirsty just watching it.

    It was films like this that probably kept people in the U.S. going during the war, I imagine. World War II has been highly romanticized, but despite the pretty songs, there wasn't anything romantic about it. Since there are no women in this film, there's nothing romantic about "Sahara" either. Very good work.
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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Port Said
    • Filming locations
      • Eagle Pass, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,300,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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