Sahara

1943 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 10,378 VOTES · DIR. Zoltan Korda

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,088 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:22 U.S. tank detachment Unit 5. Repeat message.
00:04:10 Five he starts it?
00:07:29 First, we're not running, we're obeying orders.
00:10:30 Waco, open that hatch, will you?
00:13:15 I've something to say to the men, sergeant.
00:16:53 Anybody know what he's babbling?
00:18:48 He walked this far, and he can walk back.
00:25:47 He's lying like his blasted Führer! I'll teach him to lie!
00:28:32 You look like you understood every word he said.
00:32:18 The Army will stand and fight...
00:42:57 - Three swallows. - Three swallows.
00:46:45 My folks were always farmers.
00:48:47 ...and Mussolini is just his prophet.
00:50:49 A little bread, a little wine.
00:54:46 Be quiet!
00:59:05 ...while they try to get it.
01:01:30 Then I know I'm right.
01:04:19 That's a sucker bet.
01:11:47 Isn't it still possible to come to an agreement?
01:14:55 Ain't a bad idea.
01:20:19 There he comes.
01:25:26 What do you mean?
01:29:59 Why don't they finish it?
15:00:00 cubic feet of water.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,088
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:01:22
Final line15:00:00

Production Record

DirectorZoltan Korda
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$2,300,000
IMDb votes10,378