Sahara
Brief Synopsis
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When master explorer Dirk Pitt finds a fabled coin linked to a historical legend, he takes on the adventure of his life as he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. As they search for what locals call the "Ship of Death"--a long-lost Civil War battleship that protects a secret cargo--Dirk and his wisecracking sidekick, Al Giordino, meet Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful and brilliant doctor who believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them. Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al, and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain, and get to the bottom of both mysteries.
Cast & Crew
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Breck Eisner
Director
Matthew Mcconaughey
Penélope Cruz
Steve Zahn
Delroy Lindo
William H. Macy
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
United Kingdom; Morocco; Spain
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Synopsis
When master explorer Dirk Pitt finds a fabled coin linked to a historical legend, he takes on the adventure of his life as he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. As they search for what locals call the "Ship of Death"--a long-lost Civil War battleship that protects a secret cargo--Dirk and his wisecracking sidekick, Al Giordino, meet Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful and brilliant doctor who believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them. Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al, and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain, and get to the bottom of both mysteries.
Director
Breck Eisner
Director
Cast
Matthew Mcconaughey
Penélope Cruz
Steve Zahn
Delroy Lindo
William H. Macy
Rainn Wilson
Glynn Turman
Christopher Saul
Lahcen Ouezgane
Clint Dyer
Billy Seymour
Ouahbou Houcine
Eddie Osei
Tosin Sanyalo
Francis Magee
Rakie Ayola
Abdul Salis
Nicholas Beveney
Emmanuel Ighodaro
Robert Paterson
Mark Springer
Lambert Wilson
Maurice Lee
Paulin Fodouop
Nathan Osgood
Thierno Amath Mbaye
Empotoe Bosage
Mark Aspinall
Daniel Lobe
Celestine Vita
Jude Akuwudike
Lennie James
Christopher Bello
Matthew Flynn
Robert Cavanah
Patrick Malahide
Mark Wells
Femi Ogunbanjo
Crew
Mohamed Abach
Casting Assistant
Lasfer Abdelghni
Stunt Player
Salah Abdelkarim
Electrician
Mark Abela
Coproducer
Elabdi Abelhadi
Location Assistant
Najib Abjenofiq
Office Runner
Ahmed Abounouom
Production
Karim Abouobayd
Production
Ahmed Achouba
Accounting Assistant
Holly Acton
Digital Effects Artist
Justin Adams
Consultant
David Adamthwaite
Driver
Mustapha Adidou
Assistant Location Manager
Patricia Aguirre
Hairdresser
Mohammed Ait Bajja
Medic
Rory Aitken
Assistant
Naima Alaoui
Location Coordinator
Adam Aldridge
Special Effects Technician
Marcus Alexander
Visual Effects Producer
John Allenby
Property Master
Guiomar Alonso
Stunt Double
Philip Alton
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Julian Altuna
Transportation Manager
Manuel Alvarez
Carpenter
Manuel Alvarez
Grip
Philip Amadeus
Pilot
Amine Ameriah
Accounting Assistant
Mehdi Ammani
Office Runner
Alvaro Amor
Production
Paul Apted
Assistant Sound Editor
Maria Jose Argenta
Accounting Assistant
Hassan Aridal
Office Production Assistant
Matthew Armstrong
Special Effects Technician
Elias Artalejo
Video Assist/Playback
Kenny Atherfold
Key Grip
Oliver Atherton
Rotoscope Animator
Russell Atherton
Medic
Dave Atkinson
On-Set Dresser
Faysal Attougui
Stunt Player
Mark Auguste
Sound Effects Editor
Stephanie Austin-thaler
Producer
Khalid Awtoul
Assistant Location Manager
Will Ayres
Props
Salah Azadou
Animal Services
Zahra Oulad Bada
Coordinator
Simon Baker
Camera Operator
Hafid Balafrej
Unit Production Manager
Howard Baldwin
Producer
Karen Baldwin
Producer
David Banks
Props
Adrian Banton
Digital Effects Artist
Abdeslam Baraka
Production
Murray Barber
Digital Effects Artist
Mercedes Barbod
Production Secretary
Duncan Barbour
Transportation
Patricia Barr
Medic
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Bill Barringer
Location Manager
Francisco Barrionuevo
Assistant Director
David Barron
Coproducer
Tim Battersby
Camera Focus Puller
Jeremy Bau
Location Manager
Andrew Bell
Electrician
Kawtar Bellafquih
Production Secretary
Soumaya Bellafquih
Production Secretary
Tarik Ait Ben Ali
Assistant Director
Mona Benjamin
Production Coordinator
John Benn
Visual Effects Editor
James Benson
3-D Artist
Chris Benstead
Assistant
Paul Bentman
Special Effects
Ahmed Berrami
Accounting Assistant
Ian Biggs
Special Effects Technician
Sharon Billingham
Wardrobe
Abderrahim Bissar
Electrician
Antonio Bloch
Sound Recordist
Steve Blythe
Generator Operator
Steve Blythe
Electrician
Afel Bocoum
Song
Afel Bocoum
Song Performer
Andrew Booth
Cg Supervisor
Catherine Bott
Music Conductor
Ahmed Boubker
Stunt Player
Antony Boucher
Production
Khalid Boulasri
Location Manager
Jean Bourne
Script Supervisor
Khalid Bouslamti
Assistant Location Manager
Rachid Bouzida
Assistant Director
Frederic Bovis
Unit Production Manager
Suzanne Bowdler
Driver
Nick Bowman
Production
Vanessa Boyce
3-D Artist
Martin Boyde
Driver
John Bradbury
Original Music
Brian Bradley
Other
Richard Bradshaw
Stunt Player
Don Brewer
Song
Daryl Bristow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bill Brown
Coproducer
Daniel Brown
Production
Mara Bryan
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gavin Buckley
Visual Effects Editor
Simon Bunker
3-D Artist
Jason Burnett
Visual Effects
Natalie Burns-spence
Costumer
Andy Burrows
Film Lab
Daniel Burton
Medic
Juan Ramon Busquets
Production
Michael Buxton
Head Stage Technician
Carlos Cabeceran
Camera Operator
Maria Cabello
Location Assistant
George Caccavale
Driver
Paco Caceres
Best Boy
Allan Cameron
Production Designer
Robert Cameron
Assistant Set Decorator
Billy Campbell
Visual Effects Editor
Michael Caraher
Transportation
Aina Carbo
Production
Pau Carbo
Production
Joan Cardona
Grip
Jose Carracedo
Props
Luis Casacuberta
Assistant Director
Anna Cassina
Unit Production Manager
Martin Caulton
Software Engineer
Serge Crozon Cazin
Stunt Player
Steve Challenor
Carpenter
Usha Chaman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Paul Chandler
Electrician
John Chaney
Assistant
John Chaney
Security
Natalie Charon
Casting
James Chasey
Assistant Director
Peter Chester
Best Boy Electric
Lee Chidwick
Software Engineer
Luke Chisholme
Production
Ed Chow
Trainer
Mohamed Chrouate
Assistant Location Manager
Frazer Churchill
Visual Effects Supervisor
Temple Clark
Storyboard Artist
James Clarke
Visual Effects
Richard Clarke
Cg Supervisor
Stuart Clarke
Scenic Artist
Stuart Clarke
Stunt Player
Rosalie Clayton
Casting Assistant
Jane Clive
Assistant Costume Designer
Tom Clode
Other
Diarmuid Coghlan
Accounting Assistant
Gaelle Cohen
Stunt Player
Ian Collingwood
Production
Diane Conn
Assistant
Grant Connor
Cgi Artist
Michael Conran
Consultant
Stephen Conway
Props
Douglas Cook
Other
Ryan Cook
Cg Supervisor
Paul Cooke
Medic
Russell Coppleman
Colorist
John Cormican
Prosthetics
Montserrat Cortes
Transportation
Felicity Cottrell
Foley Artist
Eva Criado
Production
Stuart Crichton
Medic
Lee Croucher
Wardrobe
Ciaran Crowley
Digital Effects Artist
Perry Cullen
Electrician
Gordon Curran
Driver
Clive Curtis
Stunt Player
Matt Curtis
Titles
Clive Cussler
Source Material
Sean Danischevsky
Digital Effects Artist
Marwan Darif
Assistant Location Manager
Omar Darouiche
Transportation
Martin Davidson
Production
Martin Davidson
2-D Animator
Roy Davis
Props
John Dawson
Driver
Karen Dawson
Makeup Artist
Kathy Day
Assistant
Carlos De Carvalho
Camera Focus Puller
Pedro De La Fuente
Construction Manager
Ray De-haan
Stunt Player
David Deane
Consultant
Merche Delgardo
3-D Artist
Kelly Detample
Assistant Production Coordinator
Robert Diebelius
Rigging Electrician
Richard Diment
Assistant Director
Rob Ditzler
Production
Nicholas Dodd
Original Music
Nicholas Dodd
Music Conductor
Alain Dominiecki
Accounting Assistant
Thomas Dean Donnelly
Screenplay
Paul Doogan
Visual Effects
Michael Douglas
Production
Jim Dowdall
Stunt Player
Guy Drayton
Other
Jonathan Dredge
Visual Effects
Sophie Drouin
Production Accountant
Kathy Ducker
Hair Assistant
Nick Dudley
Production
Chris Duggan
Transportation
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
United Kingdom; Morocco; Spain
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Rob Bowman was previously attached to direct with Tom Cruise in the lead, but was replaced by Breck Eisner, with Cruise also dropping out of the project, and being replaced by Matthew McConaughey.
Hugh Jackman was previously interested in playing the role of Dirk Pitt.
Kodak Motion Picture Film
Released in United States Spring April 8, 2005
Released in United States on Video August 30, 2005
Released in United States Spring April 8, 2005
Released in United States on Video August 30, 2005
