Sahara (1995 film)
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Sahara is a 1995 American war film
directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
. The film stars James Belushi
, Alan David Lee
and Simon Westaway
. This film is a remake of the 1943 film Sahara
and was film on location in Australia.
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Trenchard-Smith is an English film and television director, producer, writer, consultant and actor who is notable for his contributions to the horror and action genre during the 1970s and 1980s in Australia. Most of his work has been in television, and the majority of his films have been...
. The film stars James Belushi
James Belushi
James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is the younger brother of comic actor John Belushi.-Early life:Belushi was born in Chicago...
, Alan David Lee
Alan David Lee
Alan David Lee is an Australian actor.Television and film credits include Prisoner, Special Squad, The Cowra Breakout, Murder Call, All Saints, Water Rats, Blue Heelers , McLeod's Daughters and H2O: Just Add Water....
and Simon Westaway
Simon Westaway
Simon Westaway is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television series, films and theatre productions. He is most remembered as portraying Domenic "Mick" Gatto in the crime series Underbelly. He currently hosts Channel Seven's Surf Patrol. He has three children: Jackson, Bella and Ruben...
. This film is a remake of the 1943 film Sahara
Sahara (1943 film)
Sahara is a 1943 war film directed by Zoltán Korda. Humphrey Bogart stars as a U.S. tank commander in Libya during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. The movie earned three Academy Award nominations: Best Sound , Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor by J...
and was film on location in Australia.