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 plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Cast
Matthew McConaughey
Dirk Pitt
Penélope Cruz
Dr. Eva Rojas
Lennie James
General Zateb Kazim
Lambert Wilson
Yves Massarde
William H. Macy
Admiral Jim Sandecker
Glynn Turman
Dr. Frank Hopper
Robert Cavanah
Captain Tombs
Tosin Sanyalo
Azikiwe Nwokolo
Patrick Malahide
Ambassador Polidori
Emmanuel Ighodaro
Kazim's Officer Asselar
Christopher Bello
Train Driver
Nicholas Beveney
Gunboat 1 Officer
Empotoe Bosage
Pick Up Truck Guard
Matthew Flynn
1st Lieutenant, Ironclad
Ouahbou Houcine
Tuareg Village Boy #1
Daniel Njo Lobé
Tuareg Sangare
Francis Magee
Fuse Cutter
Thierno Amath Mbaye
Pick Up Truck Driver
Femi Ogunbanjo
Modibo's Tuareg #2
Nathan Osgood
Gun Captain
Lahcen Ouezgane
Tuareg Village Boy #2
Robert Paterson
NUMA Crew Member
Christopher Saul
Pilot, Ironclad
Billy Seymour
Powder Monkey
Mark Springer
Solar Plant Guard
Celestine Vita
Old Woman in Labbezanga
Mark Wells
Sailor Who Drops Gold