Plot.
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Sahara

2005 · Film · 124 min

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Mystery

Plot

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.

About Sahara

Sahara is a 2005 action-adventure film directed by Breck Eisner based on the best-selling 1992 novel of the same name by Clive Cussler. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn and Penélope Cruz, and follows a treasure hunter who partners with a medical doctor to find a lost American Civil War Ironclad warship in the Sahara Desert. The film was shot in 2003 on-location in Morocco, as well as in the United Kingdom. It became notable for its many production issues, including doubling its production budget from $80 million to $160 million and a series of lawsuits. Sahara grossed $119 million worldwide at the box-office, ultimately failing to recoup all of its costs, and is often listed among the biggest box-office failures of all time. Critical reviews were mixed to negative.

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Cast

  • Matthew McConaugheyDirk Pitt
  • Penélope CruzDr. Eva Rojas
  • Steve ZahnAl Giordino
  • Lennie JamesGeneral Zateb Kazim
  • Lambert WilsonYves Massarde
  • William H. MacyAdmiral Jim Sandecker
  • Rainn WilsonRudi Gunn
  • Glynn TurmanDr. Frank Hopper
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