Sahara (2005) Matthew McConaughey Dirk Pitt Steve Zahn Al Giordino Penelope Cruz Eva Rojas Lambert Wilson Massadre Glynn Turman Dr. Hopper Delroy Lindo Agent Carl William H. Macy Admiral James Sandecker Rainn Wilson Rudi Jude Akuwudike Imam Mark Aspinall Lawyer Rakie Ayola (II) Mrs. Nwokolo Christopher Bello Train Driver Nicholas Beveney Gunboat 1 Officer Empotoe Bosage Pick Up Truck Guard Robert Cavanah (II) Captain Tombs Clint Dyer Oshodi Directed by: Breck Eisner Produced by: Matthew McConaughey, Gus Gustawes, William J. Immerman When master explorer Dirk Pitt finds a fabled coin linked to a historical legend, he takes on the adventure of his life as he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. As they search for what locals call the "Ship of Death"--a long-lost Civil War battleship that protects a secret cargo--Dirk and his wisecracking sidekick, Al Giordino, meet Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful and brilliant doctor who believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them. Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al, and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain, and get to the bottom of both mysteries. ========== Master explorer and former US Navy Seal Dirk Pitt and his wisecracking buddy Al Giordino goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War ironclad battleship known as the "Ship of Death" that protects a secret cargo is lost somewhere in the deserts of West Africa. But while the two cross paths with a beautiful and brilliant U.N. scientist Dr. Eva Rojas who is being hounded by a ruthless dictator. She believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them. Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al, and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain, and get to the bottom of both mysteries. ========== Searching for a treasure on the River Niger, Dirk Pitt thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans to death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, Pitt and his team run a gauntlet between a billionaire French industrialist and a bloodthirsty West African tyrant. In the scorching desert, Pitt uncovers the truth behind his life-long quest - the fate of a Civil War ironclad. Now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the Sahara, Dirk Pitt will make a desperate stand -- in a battle the world cannot afford to lose! ========== This film ends together starting with two different missions. Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz), a doctor from WHO searches for the source of Plague out broken in some African countries. On the other hand Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) with his colleagues from NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) are in a mission to discover a battleship drown some where under the Sahara desert. But as time passes they all are found to be fighting against a dictator operating a solar powered waste disposal plant near the Niger River. To save themselves and thus the people of the surroundings they dare to do what they never did!