Sahara (1943)
Action|Drama|War
Filmed during World War II, this film was intended to be a propaganda piece for the U.S. government. Seargant Joe Gunn (Bogart) leads an abandoned tank unit after the fall of Tobruk in North Africa. The tanks picks up British, French, South African, and Sudanese soldiers along the way, becoming a microcosm of the Allied troops. The group works together to defeat a much larger German force that wants the same water well that they have. The film portrays all of the images that the U.S. deemed important for the American people see in regards to the war.
Director:Zoltan Korda
Genre: Action | Drama | War
Tagline:SENSATIONAL! DRAMATIC! EMOTIONAL! MEMORABLE!
Awards:Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Cast
Humphrey Bogart … Sgt. Joe Gunn
Bruce Bennett … Waco Hoyt
J. Carrol Naish … Giuseppe
Lloyd Bridges … Fred Clarkson
Rex Ingram … Sgt. Major Tambul
Richard Nugent … Capt. Jason Halliday
Dan Duryea … Jimmy Doyle
Carl Harbord … Marty Williams
Patrick O’Moore … Osmond ‘Ozzie’ Bates
Louis Mercier … Jean Leroux, ‘Frenchie’ (as Louis T. Mercier)
Guy Kingsford … Peter Stegman
Kurt Kreuger … Capt. von Schletow (as Kurt Krueger)
John Wengraf … Maj. Von Falken
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