Sahara

1943

Action / Drama / War

16
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 86% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 10804 10.8K

libya world war ii tank sergeant desert desert warfare

Plot summary

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.

Director

Zoltan Korda Photo
Zoltan Korda

Top cast

Dan Duryea Photo
Dan Duryea as Jimmy Doyle
Hans Schumm Photo
Hans Schumm as Sgt. Krause
John Wengraf Photo
John Wengraf as Maj. Von Falken
Leyland Hodgson Photo
Leyland Hodgson as British Officer
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807.68 MB
988*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 3
1.54 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sarx-1 6 / 10

Man and Tank

The great thing when Sahara opens is Bogart's relationship with his tank. Maybe he's been in the desert too long! But he's fairly explicit in his attitude, and can't talk about his tank without likening it to a girlfriend. He says that that the sound it makes is sweeter than anything any woman can say. Five minutes later he runs into an uppity British officer in the dunes, who disparages his tank - and Bogart gets quite upset. In one of his few displays of aggression in the film Bogart defends his tank's honour. The others fight for their causes – yes – but the only bait Bogart will rise to is another man disrespecting his Lady Tank. Meanwhile there is a play of nations going on around Bogart. The Nazi is arrogant and won't be touched by the Sudanese. There is a vengeful little Frenchman and a comic Italian for pathos (his name is even Guiseppe). The British display constant pluck. Now the tank is carrying so many men, that it has become a mother figure, and 45 minutes in it's already "old girl". It's a greatly entertaining film, and it's fun watching Bogart negotiate, strong arm and wisecrack his way to glory. I think Bogart served the Allies just fine by shooting not overly propagandist movies like this. The ghostly German army, struggling forward for thirst, is a great image to finish on.
Reviewed by utgard14 8 / 10

"We stopped them at El Alamein."

Excellent WW2 film about a small group of soldiers fighting off Nazis in the Sahara desert. Humphrey Bogart plays an American tank commander who, along with his crew, picks up several Allied soldiers and a couple of Axis prisoners. Eventually they find water in a well by the ruins of an old fort. When the Nazis come looking for the same well, the soldiers have to decide whether to run or fight.Terrific cast backing up Bogie. Special mention for Rex Ingram, J. Carrol Naish, and Bruce Bennett. Solid script and direction. Nicely photographed by Rudolph Maté with a good Miklós Rózsa score. Humphrey Bogart starred in some great WW2 movies. Most of them were made for Warner Bros. but this one was made at Columbia. I think this is the best WW2 movie they put out and it's on par with anything made at the other studios. A strong dramatic film with great characters and exciting action. One Bogie fans won't want to pass up.
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