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Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Theatrical
Apr 8, 2005
Box Office
$119.3M
Budget
$130.0M
Return
0.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 30, 2005
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Baldwin Entertainment Group, Desertlands Entertainment, Mace Neufeld Productions, KanZaman Productions, J.K. Livin Productions, Moguletta, Babelsberg Film, Walden Media, Dune Films, Bristol Bay Productions
Keywords
civil war
africa
based on novel or book
dying and death
warlord
treasure hunt
sahara desert
rescue mission
doctor
scientist
desert
historical event
ironclad ship
adventurer
american civil war
tuareg
plague
african tribe
mali
treasure hunter
lagos
river niger
unexplained deaths
world health organization
confederate ship
neurologist
historical artifacts
Quotes
See all →Adventure Awaits in New Destinations
Taglines
Adventure has a new destination.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Adventure has a new name in Sahara
Taglines
Dirk Pitt. Adventure has a new name.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew McConaughey
Dirk Pitt
P
Penélope Cruz
Dr. Eva Rojas
S
Steve Zahn
Al Giordino
L
Lennie James
General Zateb Kazim
L
Lambert Wilson
Yves Massarde
W
William H. Macy
Admiral Jim Sandecker
R
Rainn Wilson
Rudi Gunn
G
Glynn Turman
Dr. Frank Hopper
J
Jude Akuwudike
Imam
C
Clint Dyer
Oshodi
D
Delroy Lindo
Carl
R
Robert Cavanah
Captain Tombs
P
Paulin Fodouop
Modibo
A
Abdul Salis
Oumar
M
Maurice Lee
Zakara
R
Rakie Ayola
Mrs. Nwokolo
P
Patrick Malahide
Ambassador Polidori
E
Emmanuel Ighodaro
Kazim's Officer Asselar
C
Christopher Bello
Train Driver
N
Nicholas Beveney
Gunboat 1 Officer
