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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Sahara | |||
|picture =Sahara95_poster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = | |||
[[Image:AUS.jpg|25px]] Australia<br /> | |||
[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br /> | |||
|director = [[Brian Trenchard-Smith]] | |||
|date= April 25, 1995 | |||
|language = English<br /> German | |||
|distributor = Sony Pictures Television | |||
|character1=Sgt. Joe Gunn | |||
|character2=Cpl. Jean "Frenchie" Leroux | |||
|character3=Osmond Bates | |||
|character4=Captain Halliday | |||
|character5=Jimmy Doyle | |||
|actor1=[[James Belushi]] | |||
|actor2=[[Michael Massee]] | |||
|actor3=[[Alan David Lee]] | |||
|actor4=[[Jerome Ehlers]] | |||
|actor5=[[Mark Lee]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Sahara''''' (aka ''Desert Storm'') is the 1995 remake of [[Sahara (1943)|the 1943 classic WWII film]] starring [[Humphrey Bogart]]. Directed by [[:Category:Brian Trenchard-Smith|Brian Trenchard-Smith]], the film features [[James Belushi]] in the Bogart role. | '''''Sahara''''' (aka ''Desert Storm'') is the 1995 remake of [[Sahara (1943)|the 1943 classic WWII film]] starring [[Humphrey Bogart]]. Directed by [[:Category:Brian Trenchard-Smith|Brian Trenchard-Smith]], the film features [[James Belushi]] in the Bogart role. | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Colt M1911A1== | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
Master Sergeant Gunn carries a [[Colt M1911A1]] as his sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it. | Master Sergeant Gunn carries a [[Colt M1911A1]] as his sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it. Waco ([[Paul Empson]]) and Jimmy ([[Mark Lee]]) can bee seen with holstered Colts. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 pistols.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Gunn pulls his Colt M1911A1 on von Schletow, the German pilot.]] | [[image:Sahara 1995 pistols.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Gunn pulls his Colt M1911A1 on von Schletow, the German pilot.]] | ||
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==Walther P38== | ==Walther P38== | ||
[[Walther P38]] is the sidearm of Major von Falken ([[Alexander Petersons]]), the German commanding officer. He uses it to execute Bergman ([[Mark Gerber]]), the soldier who gave up information about the German forces. Later, Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]) seizes it after stabbing von Falken and shoots Captain Müller ([[David Slingsby]]). | [[Walther P38]] is the sidearm of Major von Falken ([[Alexander Petersons]]), the German commanding officer. He uses it to execute Bergman ([[Mark Gerber]]), the soldier who gave up information about the German forces. Later, Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]) seizes it after stabbing von Falken and shoots Captain Müller ([[David Slingsby]]). | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 walther-P38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major von Falken shoots Bergman with his Walther P38.]] | [[image:Sahara 1995 walther-P38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major von Falken shoots Bergman with his Walther P38.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95Walther1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Walther in his holster during the meeting with Gunn.]] | [[image:Sahara95Walther1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Walther in his holster during the meeting with Gunn.]] | ||
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[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Leroux holds his SMLE before firing a shot.]] | [[image:Sahara95-SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Leroux holds his SMLE before firing a shot.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 Major SMLE.jpg|thumb|none| | [[image:Sahara 1995 Major SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sergeant-Major Tambul seen on the U.S. M3 Lee tank while holding Lee Enfield.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tambul chambers his rifle during the encounter with von Schletow.]] | [[image:Sahara95-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tambul chambers his rifle during the encounter with von Schletow.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-SMLE3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He aims at him.]] | [[image:Sahara95-SMLE3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He aims at him.]] | ||
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[[image:Sahara95-kar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldier charging the ruins.]] | [[image:Sahara95-kar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldier charging the ruins.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-kar4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another German soldier aims his Karabiner.]] | [[image:Sahara95-kar4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another German soldier aims his Karabiner.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 Kar98k.jpg|thumb|none| | [[image:Sahara 1995 Kar98k.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers attack the Allies soldiers with their Karabiners.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-kar5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers under fire.]] | [[image:Sahara95-kar5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers under fire.]] | ||
A German sniper uses a [[Karabiner 98k|Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle]] | A German sniper uses a [[Karabiner 98k|Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle]] to kill Williams (Simon Westaway). | ||
[[Image:98kZF4.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF41 1.5x scope and hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:98kZF4.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF41 1.5x scope and hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Sahara 1995 Kar98scoped.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German sniper aiming his scoped 98k right before he kills Williams.]] | [[Image:Sahara 1995 Kar98scoped.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German sniper aiming his scoped 98k right before he kills Williams.]] | ||
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[[image:Sahara95-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jimmy near a Browning.]] | [[image:Sahara95-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jimmy near a Browning.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Browning being fired by Gunn at von Schletow's plane.]] | [[image:Sahara95-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Browning being fired by Gunn at von Schletow's plane.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 Bates&SMT MP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[image:Sahara 1995 Bates&SMT MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 is seen in front of Sergeant-Major Tambul.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-Browning3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waco prepares the machine gun.]] | [[image:Sahara95-Browning3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waco prepares the machine gun.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 M1919 & Bren.jpg|thumb|none| | [[image:Sahara 1995 M1919 & Bren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Gunn fires the Browning M1919A4.]] | ||
==Bren Mk I== | ==Bren Mk I== | ||
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Casey Bren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Casey fires the Bren at German soldiers in the first attack.]] | [[image:Sahara 1995 Casey Bren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Casey fires the Bren at German soldiers in the first attack.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-Bren6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Bren next to its dead German user.]] | [[image:Sahara95-Bren6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Bren next to its dead German user.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara 1995 Bren-lmg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates with a Bren.]] | [[image:Sahara 1995 Bren-lmg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates with a Bren.]] | ||
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==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ||
[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is the standard grenade of the German Army in World War II and in this film. They use it during both attacks. | [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is the standard grenade of the German Army in World War II and in this film. They use it during both attacks. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95 Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams grabs one grenade to throw German soldiers in first attack.]] | [[image:Sahara95 Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams grabs one grenade to throw German soldiers in first attack.]] | ||
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[[image:Sahara95-plane.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[image:Sahara95-plane.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
== | ==Tellermine 43== | ||
The Tellermine 43 (an improved variant of the [[Tellermine 42]]) is used by William and Bate | |||
[[Image:Tellermine43.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tellermine 43.]] | [[Image:Tellermine43.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tellermine 43.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-mine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[image:Sahara95-mine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The TM 43 in a hole dug by William.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-mine2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[image:Sahara95-mine2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|William places the fuse.]] | ||
[[image:Sahara95-mine3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[image:Sahara95-mine3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates prepares also a mine.]] | ||
==Mortars== | ==Mortars== | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Action Movie]] | [[Category:Action Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Australian Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:Australian Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:Brian Trenchard-Smith]] | |||
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Sahara (aka Desert Storm) is the 1995 remake of the 1943 classic WWII film starring Humphrey Bogart. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, the film features James Belushi in the Bogart role.
The following weapons were used in the film Sahara:
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
Master Sergeant Gunn carries a Colt M1911A1 as his sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it. Waco (Paul Empson) and Jimmy (Mark Lee) can bee seen with holstered Colts.
Webley Mk IV
Captain Halliday (Jerome Ehlers) carries one Webley Mk IV as his main sidearm throughout the film with the appropriate lanyard fitted, but never fires it.
Luger P08
A Luger P08 is Lt. von Schletow's (Julian Garner) sidearm which is surrendered to Gunn (James Belushi) after he is shot down. This gun is never fired in the film.
Lorcin L22
Von Schletow (Julian Garner) also carries a stainless/nickel Lorcin L22 in his boot. It is taken taken by M/Sgt. Gunn (James Belushi) after Tambul (Robert Wisdom) finds it while doing a "thorough search." It is never fired throughout the film.
Walther P38
Walther P38 is the sidearm of Major von Falken (Alexander Petersons), the German commanding officer. He uses it to execute Bergman (Mark Gerber), the soldier who gave up information about the German forces. Later, Leroux (Michael Massee) seizes it after stabbing von Falken and shoots Captain Müller (David Slingsby).
Rifles
Lee Enfield No. 1 MkIII*
LeRoux (Michael Massee) and Sergeant-Major Tambul (Robert Wisdom) carry Lee Enfield No. 1 MkIII* SMLEs as their primary weapon fitted with bayonets. LeRoux uses the rifle during both German attacks while Sergeant-Major Tambul never fires his. At the beginning of the film, a young British soldier named Mike Clarkson (Todd MacDonald) also had a Lee Enfield rifle but he died before he could use it. Bates (Alan David Lee) uses the rifle in the end of the film but stops firing when the German soldiers trade their guns for water.
Carcano M91
The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) can be seen briefly with an Italian Carcano M91 rifle.
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98ks used by German soldiers to attack the Allied soldiers during both attacks in this film.
A German sniper uses a Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle to kill Williams (Simon Westaway).
Mauser Standard Modell
Some German soldiers including Captain Müller use Mauser Standard Modell rifles.
Turkish Mauser 1903/38 Short Rifle
Some German soldiers are armed with Turkish Mauser 1903/38 Short Rifles
Mauser Rifles
More Mauser rifles with flat tangent sights are used by German soldiers.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns are used by Master Sergeant Gunn (James Belushi), Jimmy (Mark Lee), Waco (Paul Empson) and Bates (Alan David Lee). M/Sgt. Gunn and Bates use them until they run dry, Jimmy gets shot by German soldiers while firing it, and Waco never fires his.
MP40
Many of the German soldiers carry MP40s along with Karabiner 98ks, notably Sergeant Kraus (Claus Dyson) who leads the advance party. Some of the Allied soldiers—Bates (Alan David Lee), Sergeant-Major Tambul (Robert Wisdom), Waco (Paul Empson)—also use captured MP40s against German soldiers when their original weapons run dry. Most notably M/Sgt. Gunn (James Belushi) is seen using one at the end of the film but stops firing when the German soldiers trade their guns for water.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
Dismounted from the tank, a Browning M1919A4 contributed a lot in the fight against the Germans. While mostly used by Tambul (Robert Wisdom), it is later used by M/Sgt. Gunn. M/Sgt. Gunn (James Belushi) uses it in its antiaircraft role mounted on the turret to shoot down a German Aircraft at the beginning of the film.
Bren Mk I
Bren Light Machine Gun is carried by two British soldiers—Casey (William Upjohn) and William (Simon Westaway)—who use them against German soldiers. After they die, one of the Brens is used by Bates (Alan David Lee) to repel the second German attack. The Bren was the British army's main light machine gun in WW2.
MG 151/20
MG15 machine guns is seen firing at Allied soldiers and the M3 Lee Tank mounted on the German Aircraft at the beginning of the film.
MG34
The MG34 is used by German soldiers during both infantry attacks in the film. Near the end of the film, Bates (Alan David Lee) is seen holding this gun but doesn't fire it.
MG42
An MG42 is seen mounted on German half-track. Later Captain Halliday (Jerome Ehlers) uses this gun against German infantry. German soldiers also use it along with the MG34s used during both attacks.
Vickers K
Twin Vickers K machine guns are seen at the end mounted on a Long Range Desert Group Jeep.
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranate is the standard grenade of the German Army in World War II and in this film. They use it during both attacks.
Model 39 Eihandgranate
Model 39 Eihandgranate is used by German soldiers along with Model 24 Stielhandgranates during both attacks. Allies also use this grenade to against German soldiers, most notably Bates (Alan David Lee) and LeRoux (Michael Massee).
Other
Bofors 40mm
Two Bofors 40mm AA-Guns can be seen.
Matilda II
M3 Stuart
M3 Lee
Fiat G.59
An Italian Fiat G.59 is used in the film to resemble a German Bf 109.
Tellermine 43
The Tellermine 43 (an improved variant of the Tellermine 42) is used by William and Bate
Mortars
In the second attack of German army, German mortar teams use mortars to support German Infantryman.
