Sahara

Sahara (1943) (1943)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (4,719 ratings)

Humphrey Bogart considered this World War II action epic from director Zoltan Korda one of his finest films. Sergeant Joe Gunn (Bogart) is the commander of an American M-3 tank crew allied to the British Eighth Army, which is defeated by the Germans at Tobruk. Joining the scattered retreat across… More

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Nov 11, 1943 Wide
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Zoltan Korda's wartime coalition is more Air Force muscularity than In Which We Serve fustiness

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Like other WWII adventures, Sahara contains elements of propaganda, but it's expertly directed by Korda, well acted by Bogart and the other men, and strikingly photographed by Rudolph Mate who received an Oscar nomination.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Bogey's presence lends a hard-boiled nature to the picture.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Thanks to the strong performance by Bogey, at his heroic best, it's watchable.

  • Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide

    One of the best WWII-era WWII movies… a thoroughly entertaining war actioner starring Humphrey Bogart as a tough American sergeant commanding a tank crew in the Libyan desert.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stella D


    kind of forgettable. i can say this cuz i watched it all the way to the last scene before i realized i had seen it before :\

  • Graham J


    Bogart puts in another great performance in this WWII classic.

  • Michael G


    Sahara was a seriously overlooked Humphrey Bogart gem that sadly gets none of the credit it deserves. Its not really Bogart's movie, more of a team effort with great camaraderie and chemistry between the characters and cast respectively. Sahara has great photography and avoids… More

  • danny d


    a unique and inventive war film, a bit slow on the uptake but an ending that sets the stage for many other war films like it. entertaining characters and interesting dialogue make for a highly recommended and excellent film.

  • Matthew Y


    A great, and little known, war classic staring Humphrey Bogart about an American tank crew retreating from the advancing German forces in the Sahara desert. Desperate for water, the crew and their enemy captives, face tough decisions as they try to survive in the harsh environment.… More

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