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Dirk Pitt. Adventure has a new name. morePlot:
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 UN doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(48 articles)
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No cinematic drought after all moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jude Akuwidike | ... | Imam (as Jude Akuwudike) | |
| Mark Aspinall | ... | Lawyer | |
| Rakie Ayola | ... | Mrs. Nwokolo | |
| Christopher Bello | ... | Train Driver | |
| Nicholas Beveney | ... | Gunboat 1 Officer | |
| Empotoe Bosage | ... | Pick Up Truck Guard | |
| Robert Cavanah | ... | Captain Tombs | |
| Penélope Cruz | ... | Eva Rojas | |
| Clint Dyer | ... | Oshodi | |
| Matthew Flynn | ... | 1st Lieutenant, Ironclad | |
| Paulin Fodouop | ... | Modibo (as Paulin F. Fodouop) | |
| Ouahbou Houcine | ... | Tuareg Village Boy 1 | |
| Emmanuel Ighodaro | ... | Kazim's Officer Asselar | |
| Lennie James | ... | General Zateb Kazim | |
| Maurice Lee | ... | Zakara |
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Also Known As:
Sahara (Spain)Sahara - Abenteuer in der Wüste (Germany)
Sahara (Canada: French title) [fr]
Sahara (Argentina) [es]
Sahara (Brazil) [pt]
Sahara (Finland) [fi]
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Rated PG-13 for action violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
124 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Malaysia:U | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12A | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIA | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating)MOVIEmeter: 
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When Dirk and Al talk about an incident in the past where they rode camels in Morocco, actors Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn are actually in the Moroccan desert (depicting Mali). moreGoofs:
Factual errors: During the opening credits (after approx 4.5 minutes) a newspaper titled "Nouvélles de Monde" (French) appears. "Nouvelles" (news) is misspelled (there should be no accent). Moreover "Nouvelles de Monde" is not correct, the adequate form is "Nouvelles du Monde" moreQuotes:
[first lines]Sailor Who Drops Gold: Sorry, captain.
Pilot, Ironclad: It's all right son, just keep moving. That's the future in your hands.
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Referenced in Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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It had been proposed by some that the only reason Eisner Jr. (Breck) was allowed to make this film was his relationship with Eisner Sr. (Michael). While there is no proof for such an argument either way, Breck has proved to be not much worse than other directors. In fact he did better than most and worse than some. Sahara is best described as a typical entertaining adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones or perhaps National Treasure. It has a tough good guy (McConaughey), a funny sidekick (Zane) and admirable eye-candy (Cruz). Now I admit that most things are quite shallow, but if you mix all of the above mentioned ingredients with a decent story, good action sequences and throw in the fact that there isn't one nanosecond of corniness in this movie, you inevitably end up with a crowd pleasing blockbuster.
7,25 out of 10