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Sahara

  • 19431943
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  • 1h 37m
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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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18,403
4,495
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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
    Top credits
    • 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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    • 97User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 3 nominations total

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    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Sgt. Joe Gunn
    Bruce Bennett
    Bruce Bennett
    • Waco Hoyt
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Giuseppe
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Fred Clarkson
    Rex Ingram
    Rex Ingram
    • Sgt. Maj. Tambul
    Richard Aherne
    • Capt. Jason Halliday
    • (as Richard Nugent)
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Jimmy Doyle
    Carl Harbord
    • Marty Williams
    Patrick O'Moore
    Patrick O'Moore
    • Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates
    Louis Mercier
    Louis Mercier
    • Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie'
    • (as Louis T. Mercier)
    Guy Kingsford
    • Peter Stegman
    Kurt Kreuger
    Kurt Kreuger
    • Capt. von Schletow
    • (as Kurt Krueger)
    John Wengraf
    John Wengraf
    • Maj. Von Falken
    Louis Adlon
    Louis Adlon
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Niels Bagge
    • German Private
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bonn
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Frederic Brunn
    • German Private
    • (uncredited)
    Leslie Denison
    • 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.

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    Very Entertaining
    Sahara (1943)

    *** (out of 4)

    Exciting and highly entertaining WW2 drama has Humphrey Bogart playing the leader of a tank crew who are slowly trying to make their way to safety by crossing the Sahara Desert. Soon the group of men begin to struggle as the sand storms and lack of water begin to have a toll on them so they decide to give their lives and battle a large number of German's. This is certainly one of the better WW2 dramas out there and I guess it's what you'd call a "man's movie" since there isn't a single woman in the film. The movie works so well because of the wonderful cast who turn in some great and memorable performances. Bogart leads the way and turns in another winning performance but I'd stop short of calling it amongst his best. He certainly fits that tough guy role better than anyone in history so there's no problem believing anything his character is doing. The supporting cast is where the real greatness is as several members are able to outshine Bogie. J. Carrol Naish gives one of his greatest performances with a spot on Italian accent. It's a real shame so many people just remember Naish from his later day exploitation titles because he was certainly one of the better character actors from this era. Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram, Bruce Bennett and Richard Nugent also add great support. Guy Kingsford also should receive special attention as Stegman. I think the best part of the movie is the first sixty-minutes or so where the men are having to deal with the desert as their main enemy. The effects of them dealing with a sand storm was very well done as was a terrific scene where the men get to taste water for the first time in days. I think the later part of the story gets a tad bit far fetched but one should also keep in mind that movies like this were being made to make those watching them feel proud of the troops battling in the real war.
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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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