Rent Sahara for FREE
+70,000 other titles and counting
- Thousands of movies and TV series to watch instantly
- NO late fees or long term contracts - cancel anytime
- FREE first class post for Britain’s largest range of DVDs, Blu-rays & Games
Sahara
2005
Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). In his spare time, Dirk is .. Read more
| Starring | Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penelope Cruz, Delroy Lindo |
|---|---|
| Director | Breck Eisner |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
loading...
Sahara
Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). In his spare time, Dirk is obsessed with the 150-year-old mystery of the Texas, an Ironclad battleship that reportedly disappeared from Richmond, Virginia during a Civil War battle and turned up in Africa. When a Confederate coin--allegedly one of only five minted--surfaces in Mali, Dirk and Al plan to travel there from Lagos, Nigeria on the admiral's yacht to investigate. Meanwhile, in Lagos, Dirk meets Eva (Penelope Cruz), a doctor for the World Health Organization (WHO) who believes that there is a plague building in Mali. Since the WHO is unable to find another way into the war-torn country, Dirk and Al give Eva and her colleague a lift up the river. Once in Mali, Dirk, Al, and Eva quickly find themselves embroiled in trouble as she pursues the source of the disease. Meanwhile, Dirk and Al search for the Texas. Based on a novel by Clive Cussler, SAHARA is a rollicking thrill ride through exotic locales, including everything from high-speed boat chases to helicopter pursuits to jeeps racing through the desert to camel rides. A warlord and a greedy French businessman prove to be formidable villains for the trio. McConaughey fits the bill as gentleman and adventurer Dirk, while Zahn holds his own as likeable sidekick Al. Cruz is feisty as independent Eva. Director Breck Eisner's theatrical feature film debut also features William H. Macy as the admiral.
| Starring | Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penelope Cruz, Delroy Lindo, Patrick Malahide, Lennie James, William H. Macy, Rainn Wilson |
|---|---|
| Director | Breck Eisner |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 59 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 38 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 22 Aug 2005 Blu-ray: 08 Sep 2008 HD DVD: not available |
-
Most helpful member's review
View all members' reviews (494) -
-
- 74
- 7
Great old fashioned adventure lacking character
There is a distinct lack of family action films that have been released in the past few years. However, ?Sahara? makes the second one in a few months, the ... read more »
- 90993
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
- Samuel Tyler
- Reading, England
- 11 Apr 2005 at 10:06
-
-
Most recent members' reviews
View all members' reviews (494) -
-
- 0
- 0
Derivative doesn't even begin to cover it
Predictable American tripe. Derivative doesn't even begin to cover it - this is an insult in the face of Indiana Jones and similar adventure movies. ... read more »
- 1045228
-
- Pemma
- 1 review
- 26 Sep 2011 at 21:45
-
-
-
- 0
- 1
fun and lots of action
This was a great action movie which is also fun for the family, im a big clive cussler fan and looked foward to the film and it didnt dissapoint. To be honest ... read more »
- 1039220
-
- DirkyPitty
- 1 review
- 10 Sep 2011 at 21:19
-
-
-
- 0
- 0
Slow Moving
I was quite looking forward to this film when I realised that it was based on a Clive Cussler book. I knew it was going to be action packed and little bit like ... read more »
- 1015471
-
- Crookshanks
- 318 reviews
- Newport, Shropshire
- 10 Jul 2011 at 20:29
-
-
News and features
View all
Paramount hopes moviegoers won't desert Sahara
- 08 Apr 2005
The first major 2005 release from Paramount opens today in the UK - Sahara is adapted from a Clive Cussler novel and stars Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt, a marine treasure hunter searching for a phantom battleship in the Sahara desert. Penelope Cruz also stars, playing a pro-active medic who inevitably ends up getting entangled with McConaughey's absurdly named character. This is the first big budget movie that Paramount has released since making major executive changes earlier this year.... Read more
-
People who rented this also rented
Showing 1 to 4 of 20
powered by
Related user collection
71.2% from 70 members
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
-
-
-
Sahara - HD
Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). ...
-
-
-
-
Sahara - Blu-ray
Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). ...
-
-
-
-
Sahara
Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). ...
-
Want to watch something right now?
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Cookies and Internet Advertising | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us
International sites UK DK DE SE NO
LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.
© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Formats
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- HD DVD
- Cinema
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Coming soon
- Most popular
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
-
- DVD Charts
- UK weekly rental chart
- All time top 250
- BFI top 100
- AFI top 100
- Most wanted Blu-rays
- TV weekly rental chart
- The Collection Section
- Celebrity collections
- Unofficial collections
- User collections
-
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Coming soon
-
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- With package
- Box Office
- Free
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
- LOVEFiLM on TV
- LOVEFiLM direct to your TV
- Connect your PC to your TV
-
- TV Collections
- View all
- ABC TV On Demand
- BBC
- Appropriate Adult
- Fawlty Towers
- Spooks
- Lost (HD)
- Red Dwarf
- Blackadder