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Sahara

  • 20052005
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 4m
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Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, and Penélope Cruz in Sahara (2005)
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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... Read allMaster 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
99K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,106
4
    • Breck Eisner
  • Writers
    • Clive Cussler(novel)
    • Thomas Dean Donnelly(screenplay)
    • Joshua Oppenheimer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Steve Zahn
    • Breck Eisner
  • Writers
    • Clive Cussler(novel)
    • Thomas Dean Donnelly(screenplay)
    • Joshua Oppenheimer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Steve Zahn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 522User reviews
    • 159Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
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    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Dirk Pitt
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Eva Rojas
    • (as Penelope Cruz)
    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • Al Giordino
    Mark Aspinall
    • Lawyer
    Rakie Ayola
    Rakie Ayola
    • Mrs. Nwokolo
    Christopher Bello
    • Train Driver
    Lambert Wilson
    Lambert Wilson
    • Yves Massarde
    Nicholas Beveney
    • Gunboat 1 Officer
    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
    • Rudi Gunn
    Lennie James
    Lennie James
    • General Zateb Kazim
    Robert Cavanah
    Robert Cavanah
    • Captain Tombs
    Jude Akuwudike
    • Imam
    Paulin Fodouop
    • Modibo
    • (as Paulin F. Fodouop)
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Ambassador Polidori
    Matthew Flynn
    Matthew Flynn
    • 1st Lieutenant, Ironclad
    Ouahbou Houcine
    • Tuareg Village Boy #1
    Emmanuel Ighodaro
    Emmanuel Ighodaro
    • Kazim's Officer Asselar
    Maurice Lee
    • Zakara
      • Breck Eisner
    • Writers
      • Clive Cussler(novel)
      • Thomas Dean Donnelly(screenplay)
      • Joshua Oppenheimer(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      A full-scale model of the Texas was built for the film. After the 1865 sequence was filmed, it was dismantled and reassembled in Morocco.
    • Goofs
      When Dirk swings from the camels neck, a "hobble" or rope limiting the camels movements is seen pulling out of the sand. It is attached to his right rear leg stretching to a point "off camera" beyond the left side of the frame.

      A hobble is a normal, accepted method of keeping a camel from wandering off. There's nothing unusual about it and it's not a goof.
    • Quotes

      Rudi Gunn: [Dirk wants Al to pull a "Panama"] What's a Panama?

      Al Giordino: It's a Navy thing.

      Rudi Gunn: I didn't know you were in Panama.

      Al Giordino: We weren't in Panama, we were in Nicaragua.

      Rudi Gunn: So why do you call it a Panama?

      Al Giordino: Because we thought we were in Panama!

    • Crazy credits
      A Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt Adventure
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.122 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Right Place, Wrong Time
      Written by Dr. John (Malcolm Rebennack)

      Performed by Dr. John

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

      By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews522

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    7/10
    Succeeds in what it tries to do
    Bring on Dirk Pitt! Here is a movie that wants to have fun, the cast wants to have fun. The audience ends up having fun. Steve Zahn is hilarious. Matthew McConaughey handles the limited demands of his role quite well. Penelope Cruz brings her ever-present charm and beauty to a role which is notable for being one of the few action-adventure roles written for a female that is not obnoxious in recent memory. You can't take your eyes off William H. Macy whenever he is on screen in ANY movie. He's that good.

    It's kind of a Bond meets Indiana Jones film (I swear they used the same canyon from "Raiders of the Lost Ark") The villains are one dimensional, but who cares? We are here to follow the exploits of our heroes. If we have to suspend our disbelief, we do it willingly because we are grinning ear to ear.
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    • stevetseitz
    • Apr 12, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 2005 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • Spain
      • United States
      • Official site (Russia)
      • English
      • French
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Bristol Bay Productions
      • Baldwin Entertainment Group
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    • 2 hours 4 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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