Sahara

Sahara

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1943 · 97 min · ★ 7.2 · War

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.

Directed by Zoltan Korda · Written by Zoltan Korda

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