“Adventure has a new destination.”
Overview
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Directed by Breck Eisner
Written by Clive Cussler, John C. Richards, James V. Hart
Produced by Howard Baldwin, Mace Neufeld, Stephanie Austin
Box OfficeBudget: $130.0MRevenue: $119.3M
Themes & Keywords
dying and deathcivil warbased on novel or bookafricawarlordrescue missiontreasure huntsahara desertdoctorscientistdeserthistorical eventironclad shipadventureramerican civil wartuaregplagueafrican tribemalitreasure hunterlagosriver nigerunexplained deathsworld health organizationamusedexhilaratedconfederate shipneurologisthistorical artifacts
About Sahara
Sahara is a action, adventure, comedy, drama, mystery film released in 2005 exploring themes of dying and death, civil war, based on novel or book, africa, warlord, rescue mission. Directed by Breck Eisner, it stars Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn. Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.