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Sahara

1983 · 111 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned desert adventure with a plucky heroine, romantic peril, and a sense of earnest spectacle.

Tagline
She challenged the desert, its men, their passions and ignited a bold adventure.
Overview
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • love
  • survival
  • freedom
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, drama, romance
Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by
James R. Silke
Starring
Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, Horst Buchholz, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey, Cliff Potts, Perry Lang, John Mills
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi, David Gurfinkel
Runtime
111 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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