Sahara

Nan
1h 37m
1943
7.2 /10 (149)

Their dramatic story can now be told!

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English, Deutsch, Italiano
Released Date: 1943-09-22

Top Billed Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Sgt. Joe Gunn

Bruce Bennett

Waco Hoyt

J. Carrol Naish

Giuseppe

Lloyd Bridges

Fred Clarkson

Rex Ingram

Sgt. Maj. Tambul

Richard Aherne

Capt. Jason Halliday

Dan Duryea

Jimmy Doyle

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)

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