Sahara (Original title)Somewhere in Sahara (Alternative title)
Date: 1943 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Zoltan Korda
Production company billing: ©1943. Columbia Pictures Corp. Based upon an incident in the Soviet photoplay 'The Thirteen'
Synopsis: Story of an American tank expert and crew who are separated from Allied Forces in the El Alamein desert in 1943 and try to rejoin their command. On the way they pick up various other stragglers and a German pilot, whose plane they shoot down. They end up in an old fort surrounded by Germans and engage in a fierce battle.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, North African Campaign
Releases
Date: 1943Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Length: 8775 FeetLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 01:33:45 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-4489354
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 93.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2001-03-06BFI identifier: C-1134033
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(5)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 208 FeetStock date: 1927BFI identifier: C-653572
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 129 FeetBFI identifier: C-147470
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: MixedSound: CombinedLength: 8377 FeetBFI identifier: C-147466
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: MixedSound: CombinedLength: 8779 FeetBFI identifier: C-147467
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 8779 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-147473
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1943 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Zoltan Korda
Production company billing: ©1943. Columbia Pictures Corp. Based upon an incident in the Soviet photoplay 'The Thirteen'
Synopsis: Story of an American tank expert and crew who are separated from Allied Forces in the El Alamein desert in 1943 and try to rejoin their command. On the way they pick up various other stragglers and a German pilot, whose plane they shoot down. They end up in an old fort surrounded by Germans and engage in a fierce battle.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, North African Campaign
Releases
Date: 1943Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Length: 8775 FeetLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 01:33:45 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-4489354
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 93.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2001-03-06BFI identifier: C-1134033
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(5)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 208 FeetStock date: 1927BFI identifier: C-653572
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 129 FeetBFI identifier: C-147470
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: MixedSound: CombinedLength: 8377 FeetBFI identifier: C-147466
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: MixedSound: CombinedLength: 8779 FeetBFI identifier: C-147467
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 8779 FeetStock date: 1944BFI identifier: C-147473
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status