DVD 124 mins IMDB 6.0
PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Sahara
Paramount Pictures (2005)
In Collection
#853

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA  /  English

Penelope Cruz Eva Rojas
William H. Macy Admiral Sandecker
Matthew McConaughey Dirk Pitt
Steve Zahn Al Giordino
Jude Akuwidike Imam
Rakie Ayola Mrs. Nwokolo
Robert Cavanah Captain Tombs
Clint Dyer Oshodi
Penélope Cruz Eva Rojas
Paulin Fodouop Modibo
Mark Aspinall Lawyer
Christopher Bello Train Driver
Nicholas Beveney Gunboat 1 Officer
Empotoe Bosage Pick Up Truck Guard
Matthew Flynn 1st Lieutenant, Ironclad
Delroy Lindo Carl
Lambert Wilson
Glynn Turman Dr. Frank Hopper
Lennie James Zateb Kazim
Maurice Lee Zakara

Director Breck Eisner; Eisner
Producer Stephanie Austin; Howard Baldwin; Mark Albela; Mace Neufeld; Karen Baldwin
Writer Thomas Dean Donnelly; James V. Hart; Clive Cussler
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Musician Clint Mansell; John Kay

This action-adventure film is based on one of author Clive Cussler's best known chararcters - Dirk Pitt. It takes place in Africa. Pitt and his sidekick, Al, have a company called NUMA which specializes in recovering historical treasures from the bottom of the sea. In his free time, Dirk is obsessed with finding a Civil War ironclad - the CSS Texas. He believes it is located somewhere in Africa. Their search for the ship becomes a dangerous adventure involving a beautiful woman who is a doctor with the World Health Organization, feuding warlords, desert treks on camels and potentially lethal environmental disasters of global proportions.

Edition Details
Distributor Paramount
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 097363418146
Region Region 1; Region 4
Release Date 30/08/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary by Director Breck Eisner and Actor/Executive Producer Matthew McConaughey 3 Featurettes: - Across the Sands of Sahara - Visualizing Sahara - Cast & Crew Wrap Film Deleted Scenes (with Optional Commentary)