Sahara
Paramount Pictures (2005)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
In Collection
#223
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124 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
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
Director Breck Eisner
Producer Stephanie Austin
Howard Baldwin
Writer Thomas Dean Donnelly
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
Edition Special Edition
Distributor Paramount
Release Date 8/30/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); Spanish
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
Personal Details
Links Sahara at Movie Collector Connect

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)