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Sahara (Blu-Ray)

"Blu-Ray Disc, Beyond High Definition."

Features: Widescreen, English, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby, Spanish

Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer (Matthew McConaughey) and his wisecracking buddy (Steve Zahn). But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor (Penelope Cruz), they find themselves on the ultimate treasure hunt. Soon the three are in for the ride of their lives as they cross the blistering North African terrain, pitting their skills against ruthless enemies bent on world destruction.

"...fun and casual, full of genuine laughs and thrills."  Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"...a cross between a Bond movie and an Indiana Jones adventure..."  Philip French, The Guardian
"The casting is so strong and the overall filmmaking flair of the movie is so captivating...it works."  William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editor's Note

Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral traveling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). In his spare time, Dirk is obsessed with the 150-year-old mystery of the Texas, an Ironclad battleship that reportedly disappeared from Richmond, Virginia during a Civil War battle and turned up in Africa. When a Confederate coin--allegedly one of only five minted--surfaces in Mali, Dirk and Al plan to travel there from Lagos, Nigeria on the admiral's yacht to investigate. Meanwhile, in Lagos, Dirk meets Eva (Penelope Cruz), a doctor for the World Health Organization (WHO) who believes that there is a plague building in Mali. Since the WHO is unable to find another way into the war-torn country, Dirk and Al give Eva and her colleague a lift up the river. Once in Mali, Dirk, Al, and Eva quickly find themselves embroiled in trouble as she pursues the source of the disease. Meanwhile, Dirk and Al search for the Texas.

Based on a novel by Clive Cussler, SAHARA is a rollicking thrill ride through exotic locales, including everything from high-speed boat chases to helicopter pursuits to jeeps racing through the desert to camel rides. A warlord and a greedy French businessman prove to be formidable villains for the trio. McConaughey fits the bill as gentleman and adventurer Dirk, while Zahn holds his own as likeable sidekick Al. Cruz is feisty as independent Eva. Director Breck Eisner's theatrical feature film debut also features William H. Macy as the admiral.

Features

	Audio Commentary By Director Breck Eisner & Actor/Executive Producer Matthew McConaughey
	Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
	Audio: English, French Dolby Digital Stereo
	Featurettes: Across The Sands Of Sahara, Visualizing Sahara, & Cast & Crew Wrap Film
	Interactive Menus
	Scene Selection
	Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
	This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Paramount
	Release Date: 10/24/2006
	Running Time: 123 minutes
	Original Release Date: 2005
	Catalog ID: 097361182841
	UPC: 00097361182841
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Original Language: English
	Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
	Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1

Cast & Crew

	Matthew McConaughey
	Penelop Cruz
	Steve Zahn
	William H. Macy
	Andrew MacRitchie - Editor
	Breck Eisner - Director
	Clint Mansell - Original Music By
	Clive Cussler - Based On Novel By
	John Kay - Original Music By
	Seamus McGarvey - Cinematographer
	Stephanie Austin - Producer
	Thomas Dean Donnelly, et. al. - Screenplay
	William J. Immerman - Executive Producer