ActionAdventureComedyDramaMystery

Sahara

- Adventure has a new destination.

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

Release Date : 2005-04-06

Language :EnglishFrenchArabic

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Baldwin Entertainment GroupDesertlands EntertainmentMace Neufeld ProductionsKanZaman ProductionsJ.K. Livin ProductionsMogulettaBabelsberg FilmWalden MediaSummit EntertainmentDune Films

Production Country : GermanyMoroccoSpainUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dirk Pitt

Original Name : Matthew McConaughey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Eva Rojas

Original Name : Penélope Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Al Giordino

Original Name : Steve Zahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Zateb Kazim

Original Name : Lennie James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yves Massarde

Original Name : Lambert Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Admiral Jim Sandecker

Original Name : William H. Macy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rudi Gunn

Original Name : Rainn Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Frank Hopper

Original Name : Glynn Turman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Imam

Original Name : Jude Akuwudike

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oshodi

Original Name : Clint Dyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl

Original Name : Delroy Lindo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Tombs

Original Name : Robert Cavanah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Modibo

Original Name : Paulin Fodouop

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oumar

Original Name : Abdul Salis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zakara

Original Name : Maurice Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Azikiwe Nwokolo

Original Name : Tosin Sanyalo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Nwokolo

Original Name : Rakie Ayola

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ambassador Polidori

Original Name : Patrick Malahide

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kazim's Officer Asselar

Original Name : Emmanuel Ighodaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Mark Aspinall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Driver

Original Name : Christopher Bello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gunboat 1 Officer

Original Name : Nicholas Beveney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pick Up Truck Guard

Original Name : Empotoe Bosage

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Lieutenant, Ironclad

Original Name : Matthew Flynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tuareg Village Boy #1

Original Name : Ouahbou Houcine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tuareg Sangare

Original Name : Daniel Njo Lobé

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fuse Cutter

Original Name : Francis Magee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pick Up Truck Driver

Original Name : Thierno Amath Mbaye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Modibo's Tuareg #2

Original Name : Femi Ogunbanjo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Guard

Original Name : Eddie Osei

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gun Captain

Original Name : Nathan Osgood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tuareg Village Boy #2

Original Name : Lahcen Ouezgane

Gender : Male

Character Name : NUMA Crew Member

Original Name : Robert Paterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot, Ironclad

Original Name : Christopher Saul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Powder Monkey

Original Name : Billy Seymour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Solar Plant Guard

Original Name : Mark Springer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Woman in Labbezanga

Original Name : Celestine Vita

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor Who Drops Gold

Original Name : Mark Wells

Gender : Male

Reviews

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Decent watch, might watch again, but can't recommend unless you're running out of things to watch or are an action archaeology fan. This was a weird attempt created a 2005 version of Indiana Jones, or, since this is in Africa, Alex Quartermaine with Matthew McConaughey, of all people. I'm not aware of Matthew McConaughey or Steve Zahn being big action stars, but they surprisingly manage to handle their own, even if it isn't always believeable. Rainn Wilson and Penelope Cruz get in on the action as well....if that helps. The premise is a little interesting: they're looking for a U.S. Confederate boat in Africa. Because it's not interesting enough on it's own, Penelope Cruz is a doctor trying to stop a plague coming from a war-torn country. It all feels a like ridiculously improbable things happening in a world that is far too realistic rather than a world created of fiction that houses an incredible story. The movie is heavy with plot armor, despite any cleverness the characters have. It's fine to watch, but there has to be something else that you can watch that is likely going to be better.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

Words like "Literary work" and "Clive Cussler" really shouldn't be in the same sentence. Hey...chill...I love Clive Cussler, I honestly do. In fact I'll put him in the same league as Elmore Leonard and Louis L'Amour and I will put them in the same league as Dumas and Doyle. They all write pulp fiction, adventure, crime, mystery, horror, whatever, they all fall under the title "pulp" and I can admit that I eat them whole, without swallowing... ...and without the need to call them "Literary" in an effort to save face. I have the academic degrees somewhere in a box, the intellectual prowess, and a library with enough classics and heady works of history and philosophy to be able to openly display writers like Chris Claremont, Marv Wolfman, and Timothy Zane to not have to call his work "Literature." I will however call it "Adventure" I will call it "Fun" and what should be most important to any writer or film maker..."Entertaining." It doesn't have to follow the book. Jackie Brown was a far cry from Rum punch and they were both a lot of fun to watch and read. So Sahara isn't like the novel. It is an Action-Adventure-Comedy. That means it is everything that pulp should be, it is everything that movies should be... In fact it is the kind of film that the critics would have loved in the Golden Age of Hollywood.