Release Date
April 8, 2005
DVD Release Date
August 30, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Breck Eisner
Writer
James V. Hart, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer
Cast
Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penelope Cruz, Lambert Wilson, Glynn Turman, Delroy Lindo, William H. Macy
Studio
Running Time
127 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for action violence
Based on the bestselling series by Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt takes on a plot that involves a strange epidemic sweeping through the Nile, an evil corporation trying to cover it up, and an assassination that leads back Abraham Lincoln.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
It was with great trepidation that I entered the theater that would show me "Sahara." It would've been one of the most anticipated movies of the year for me, since "Sahara" is one of the first of many books I read and loved from bestselling author Clive Cussler. Yet, anticipation turned to fear as word of Cussler suing to halt production leaked into the rumor mill last year and the movie was repeatedly pushed back from summer to fall and eventually to this spring. Then, fear turned to horror as the marketing campaign emerged, revealing a cheesy-looking action movie in the trailers and absolute stupidity in the poster. If they can't even make a cool poster, what's that got to say about the movie itself? Full movie review »
