DVD 124 mins IMDB
PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Sahara
Paramount Pictures (2005)
In Collection
#931

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
Lennie James Zateb Kazim
Maurice Lee Zakara
Delroy Lindo Carl
Glynn Turman Dr. Frank Hopper

Director Breck Eisner
Producer Stephanie Austin; Howard Baldwin
Writer Thomas Dean Donnelly; Clive Cussler
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Musician Clint Mansell

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 097360513844
Region Region 1
Release Date 8/30/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Pan and Scan)
Subtitles English; Spanish; Italian; 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)