Sahara

"Their dramatic story can now be told!"

1943 1h 37m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 165

War

Synopsis

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In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

“Their dramatic story can now be told!”

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Sgt. Joe Gunn
Bruce Bennett
Waco Hoyt
J. Carrol Naish
Giuseppe
Lloyd Bridges
Fred Clarkson
Rex Ingram
Sgt. Maj. Tambul
Richard Aherne
Capt. Jason Halliday
Dan Duryea
Jimmy Doyle
Carl Harbord
Marty Williams

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zoltan Korda
Writers: Zoltan Korda, John Howard Lawson, Philip MacDonald
Languages: English, Italian, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, German.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoltan Korda, shot by Rudolph Maté. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Miklós Rózsa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Humphrey Bogart and Bruce Bennett and J. Carrol Naish carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Their dramatic story can now be told!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zoltan Korda directs. Rudolph Maté behind the camera. Miklós Rózsa scores. Charles Nelson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, German.
3Directed by Zoltan Korda, shot by Rudolph Maté. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Miklós Rózsa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Charles Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Humphrey Bogart and Bruce Bennett and J. Carrol Naish carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Their dramatic story can now be told!".
8IMDB entry: tt0036323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.