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.
Matthew McConaughey
as Dirk Pitt
Penélope Cruz
as Dr. Eva Rojas
Steve Zahn
as Al Giordino
Lennie James
as General Zateb Kazim
Lambert Wilson
as Yves Massarde
William H. Macy
as Admiral Jim Sandecker
Rainn Wilson
as Rudi Gunn
Glynn Turman
as Dr. Frank Hopper
Jude Akuwudike
as Imam
Clint Dyer
as Oshodi
Delroy Lindo
as Carl
Robert Cavanah
as Captain Tombs
