Sahara
Sahara
Sahara
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1943
1h 37m
7.2(149 votes)
Adventure
War

Overview

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.

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Columbia Pictures

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Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

Humphrey Bogart

Sgt. Joe Gunn

Humphrey Bogart
Acting

Bruce Bennett

Waco Hoyt

Bruce Bennett
Acting

J. Carrol Naish

Giuseppe

J. Carrol Naish
Acting

Lloyd Bridges

Fred Clarkson

Lloyd Bridges
Acting

Rex Ingram

Sgt. Maj. Tambul

Rex Ingram
Acting

Richard Aherne

Capt. Jason Halliday

Richard Aherne
Acting

Dan Duryea

Jimmy Doyle

Dan Duryea
Acting

Carl Harbord

Marty Williams

Carl Harbord
Acting

Patrick O'Moore

Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates

Patrick O'Moore
Acting

Louis Mercier

Jean Leroux - 'Frenchie'

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Guy Kingsford

Peter Stegman

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Kurt Kreuger

Capt. von Schletow

Kurt Kreuger
Acting

John Wengraf

Maj. von Falken

John Wengraf
Acting

Louis Adlon

Soldier (uncredited)

Louis Adlon
Acting

Niels Bagge

German Private (uncredited)

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Walter Bonn

Soldier (uncredited)

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Frederic Brunn

German Private (uncredited)

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Leslie Denison

British Soldier (uncredited)

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Writing

Michael Dyne

British Soldier (uncredited)

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Acting

Carl Ekberg

Sniper (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

British Soldier (uncredited)

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Leyland Hodgson

British Officer (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
Acting

Frank Lackteen

Sheik Ali (uncredited)

Frank Lackteen
Acting

Peter Lawford

British Soldier (uncredited)

Peter Lawford
Acting

Nelson Leigh

British Soldier (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh
Acting

Anthony Marsh

Soldier (uncredited)

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John Meredith

Soldier (uncredited)

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Acting

George N. Neise

British Sergeant (uncredited)

George N. Neise
Acting

Otto Reichow

German Captain (uncredited)

Otto Reichow
Acting

Henry Rowland

Captured German Private (uncredited)

Henry Rowland
Acting

John Royce

Soldier (uncredited)

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Hans Schumm

Sgt. Krause (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Walter Thiele

Sniper (uncredited)

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Frederick Worlock

Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Frederick Worlock
Acting

Vilmos Gyimes

Sergeant (uncredited)

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