Sahara vs The Turkish Gambit

The Turkish Gambit has the higher audience score (6.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Sahara). Sahara is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 10m. Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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SaharaThe Turkish Gambit
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 6.3/10
Year20052005
Length2h 4m2h 10m
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, MysteryAction, Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery
Country––
DirectorBreck EisnerDzhanik Fayziev
Main castWilliam H. Macy, Lennie James, Steve Zahn, Glynn Turman, Delroy LindoVladimir Ilin, Velimir Velev, Gosha Kutsenko, Aleksey Guskov, Aleksandr Baluev

Synopsis

Sahara

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…

The Turkish Gambit

The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young lady who is…

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