United States / Sep 02, 1943 / Camp Campbell, Kentucky
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1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carl Harbord | Marty Williams |
| Patrick O'Moore | Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates |
| Louis Mercier | Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie' |
| Guy Kingsford | Peter Stegman |
| Kurt Kreuger | Capt. von Schletow |
| John Wengraf | Maj. von Falken |
| Louis Adlon | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Niels Bagge | German Private (uncredited) |
| Walter Bonn | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Frederic Brunn | German Private (uncredited) |
| Leslie Denison | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Michael Dyne | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Carl Ekberg | Sniper (uncredited) |
| Jack Gardner | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Leyland Hodgson | British Officer (uncredited) |
| Frank Lackteen | Sheik Ali (uncredited) |
| Peter Lawford | British Soldier (uncredited) |
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| Nelson Leigh | British Soldier (uncredited) |
| Anthony Marsh | Soldier (uncredited) |
| John Meredith | Soldier (uncredited) |
| George N. Neise | British Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Otto Reichow | German Captain (uncredited) |
| Henry Rowland | Captured German Private (uncredited) |
| John Royce | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Hans Schumm | Sgt. Krause (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Walter Thiele | Sniper (uncredited) |
| Frederick Worlock | Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| Vilmos Gyimes | Sergeant (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sahara |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch, Italiano |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 22 settembre 1943 |
| Production | Harry Joe Brown |
| Writer | Philip MacDonald, Zoltan Korda, John Howard Lawson, James O'Hanlon |
| Editing | Charles Nelson |
| Cinematography | Rudolph Maté, Ned Scott |
| Assistant directors | Abby Berlin, Zoltan Korda |
| Lighting | Homer Plannette |
| Camera operators | Rudolph Maté, Ned Scott |
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| Additional photography | Rudolph Maté, Ned Scott |
| Production design | William Kiernan, Lionel Banks, Eugène Lourié |
| Art direction | Lionel Banks, Eugène Lourié, William Kiernan |
| Set decoration | William Kiernan, Lionel Banks, Eugène Lourié |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa, Morris Stoloff, Lodge Cunningham, Eugene Zador |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff, Miklós Rózsa, Lodge Cunningham, Eugene Zador |
| Costume design | Henry Pringle |
| Makeup | Henry Pringle |
| Hairstyling | Henry Pringle |
| Revenue | 2.300.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Brazil / Sep 22, 1943
Netherlands / Sep 22, 1943 / 18
Sweden / Sep 22, 1943 / 15
United States / Nov 11, 1943
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Portugal / Nov 10, 1945
Japan / Apr 10, 1951
Digital
Czechia / Dec 18, 2001 / 18+
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