Sahara (1995) TV movie on disc anytime ever?

[Lincoln6Echo]

No this isn't the Matthew McConaughey film from 2005 I'm talking about, but a 1995 made-for-TV movie with James Belushi as American Sgt. Joe Gunn during WWII who led a small group of mixed nationality troops that defended and held of an onslaught of German soldiers from a group of ruins in the middle of, you guess it...the Sahara Desert after the Battle of Tobruk in 1942.

I remember seeing this on TV and for the time, it was one of the best looking and sounding WWII films made. It never made it to DVD, but it'd probably look great on BD, although its OAR is 4:3.

Here's the IMDb entry for those who are curious:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114324/

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Lincoln6Echo

No this isn't the Matthew McConaughey film from 2005 I'm talking about, but a 1995 made-for-TV movie with James Belushi as American Sgt. Joe Gunn during WWII who led a small group of mixed nationality troops that defended and held of an onslaught of German soldiers from a group of ruins in the middle of, you guess it...the Sahara Desert after the Battle of Tobruk in 1942.

I remember seeing this on TV and for the time, it was one of the best looking and sounding WWII films made. It never made it to DVD, but it'd probably look great on BD, although its OAR is 4:3.

Here's the IMDb entry for those who are curious:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114324/

I particularly enjoyed this movie. I caught by accident several years ago on Starz and was surprised at how good it was compared to the Bogart original. I think there's some kind of rights issue because it's only available on VHS. I definitely want the original and this TV version on BD.

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I particularly enjoyed this movie. I caught by accident several years ago on Starz and was surprised at how good it was compared to the Bogart original. I think there's some kind of rights issue because it's only available on VHS. I definitely want the original and this TV version on BD.

Yeah, it was a pretty good film. Of course this was before SPR came out 3 years later which changed WWII film-making forever. But it was still good for what it was. I haven't seen it since '95, but I do remember that what surprised me was its authentic German desert uniforms. Usually didn't see this in films before that.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Lincoln6Echo

Yeah, it was a pretty good film. Of course this was before SPR came out 3 years later which changed WWII film-making forever. But it was still good for what it was. I haven't seen it since '95, but I do remember that what surprised me was its authentic German desert uniforms. Usually didn't see this in films before that.

Yeah, the uniforms were accurate and I believe they all had Mausers as well. Nothing annoys me more than to see Germans with American equipment in a WWII movie. Battle of the Bulge is the best example I can think of off hand.

[Lincoln6Echo]

Hell must hath doth frozen over.

Sony Pictures/Columbia Classics are releasing a bunch of old back catalog titles on DVD in MOD (manufactured on demand) and one of them is the 1995 Sahara movie in 1.85:1.

Here's the To Buy link: Sahara (1995)