{"id":74464,"date":"2021-07-27T13:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T20:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74464"},"modified":"2021-07-27T14:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:27:33","slug":"sahara-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74464","title":{"rendered":"Sahara (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We must get water.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster-684x1024.png 684w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Poster.png 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn American tank sergeant (Humphrey Bogart) and his crewmen (Bruce Bennett and Dan Duryea) &#8212; working alongside a British medical officer (Richard Aherne), a French corporal (Louis Mercier), and four other soldiers in the North African desert &#8212; pick up an Italian deserter (J. Carrol Naish), a Sudanese sergeant (Rex Ingram), and a German prisoner-of-war (Kurt Kreuger). Soon water supplies run low, and Bogart must successfully convince encroaching German forces that he has enough water to trade for rifles.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deserts<\/li>\n<li>Dan Duryea Films<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>Lloyd Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Rex Ingram Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<li>Zoltan Korda Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nZoltan Korda helmed this WWII-era fighting flick focused on both the need for international cooperation to defeat fascist enemies, and the prime necessity of water &#8212; the source of life &#8212; above all else. Bogart is suitably grizzly and no-nonsense as Sgt. Joe Gunn (what a name!), whose love of his tank &#8220;Lulubelle&#8221; is compared to that of a man for his horse. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-Tank.png 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The situations he and his men encounter &#8212; enemy forces both within and without, but first and foremost a constant search for water &#8212; are deftly handled, with plenty of tension and close calls: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bone-Dry.png 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most satisfying are the character arcs given to supporting characters Naish and Ingram, who each contribute in a vital way to the survival of the crew while enduring racism and xenophobia. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Racism.png 1403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fine location shooting and atmospheric cinematography (by Rudolph Mate) make this an exciting &#8220;good show&#8221;, and well worth checking out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong performances by the ensemble cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Bogart.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Ingram.png 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Italian.png 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rudolph Mate&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole-1024x733.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole-1024x733.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole-377x270.png 377w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Cinematography-Hole.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-German.png 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting in the Borego Desert<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert.png 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Desert3.png 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The exciting climax<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sahara-Climax.png 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, as an overall good show. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0036323\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/88884\/sahara#articles-reviews?articleId=115777\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1943\/11\/12\/archives\/the-screen-sahara-an-exciting-picture-of-desert-war-with-humphrey.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s374sahara.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/sahara43.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/sahara-4\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We must get water.&#8221; Synopsis: An American tank sergeant (Humphrey Bogart) and his crewmen (Bruce Bennett and Dan Duryea) &#8212; working alongside a British medical officer (Richard Aherne), a French corporal (Louis Mercier), and four other soldiers in the North African desert &#8212; pick up an Italian deserter (J. Carrol Naish), a Sudanese sergeant (Rex Ingram), and a German prisoner-of-war (Kurt Kreuger). Soon water supplies run low, and Bogart must successfully convince encroaching German forces that he has enough water&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74464\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74464"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74518,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74464\/revisions\/74518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}