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Although set in Africa this film is most definitely a Western in the guise of an adventure film. Wayne merely swapping Arizona and Utah for the Sahara desert. However it would be rash rash to call it a classic. It is another of Waynes oddities from the fifties. He also played Genghis Khan in the bizarre "The Conqueror"(55), resplendent in furs and a spikey hat. He also played an American Consul General in 1850s Japan in "The Barbarian and the Geisha"(58) where he strode about like Gulliver amongst the Lilliputians. All very odd. And here we have another one.
"Legend on the Lost"(57) was directed by Henry Hathaway who also directed "The Duke" in "The Shepherd of the Hills"(41) and "True Grit"(69). It was shot on location in Rome and Libya which Wayne enjoyed. The cinematography which is the strongest part of the film was by the renowned Jack Cardiff. The screenplay was co written by the legendary Ben Hecht. It was towards the end of his career which can be his only excuse.
The story starts in Timbuktu where Joe January an experienced guide played by Wayne is persuaded by Paul Bonnard played by Rosanno Brazzi to help him hunt for a fabled lost city that he claims his father found. In tow is a girl called Dita who has a dubious reputation, and is infatuated with Bonnard. As the journey progresses January and Dita are drawn to each other. Later they find the city and the treasure. They also find the skeleton of Bonnards father who was found to have killed his guide and the woman they were with, having found them together. Bonnard then starts to become deranged thinking history is repeating itself and takes off into the desert with the treasure and all the supplies. But January and Dita find him, and when the two men fight Dita is forced to kill Bonnard. Waiting to die January and Dita are miraculously rescued by a passing camel train.
As you will have gathered it is all pretty contrived, shameless stuff. Wayne happily ambles through playing himself, like he does in so many films. Loren does not look like the average lady of dubious reputation to be found in Timbuktu, but she provides an attractive if a little tousled diversion. But poor old Rosanno Brazzi gets the short end of the stick. We see him at the beginning as a very pleasant mild mannered individual. But later he metamorphosises into a deranged frothing at the mouth killer. The transformation is astonishing and quite absurd. The film tends to fall down on this Jeckyl and Hyde transformation.
At the end of the day it is pure 100 per cent hokum. But it is quite enjoyable hokum for all that, although not to be taken seriously. It is a curiosity and as such is worth viewing. I sometimes enjoy alternative viewing and this fits the bill quite nicely.
"Legend on the Lost"(57) was directed by Henry Hathaway who also directed "The Duke" in "The Shepherd of the Hills"(41) and "True Grit"(69). It was shot on location in Rome and Libya which Wayne enjoyed. The cinematography which is the strongest part of the film was by the renowned Jack Cardiff. The screenplay was co written by the legendary Ben Hecht. It was towards the end of his career which can be his only excuse.
The story starts in Timbuktu where Joe January an experienced guide played by Wayne is persuaded by Paul Bonnard played by Rosanno Brazzi to help him hunt for a fabled lost city that he claims his father found. In tow is a girl called Dita who has a dubious reputation, and is infatuated with Bonnard. As the journey progresses January and Dita are drawn to each other. Later they find the city and the treasure. They also find the skeleton of Bonnards father who was found to have killed his guide and the woman they were with, having found them together. Bonnard then starts to become deranged thinking history is repeating itself and takes off into the desert with the treasure and all the supplies. But January and Dita find him, and when the two men fight Dita is forced to kill Bonnard. Waiting to die January and Dita are miraculously rescued by a passing camel train.
As you will have gathered it is all pretty contrived, shameless stuff. Wayne happily ambles through playing himself, like he does in so many films. Loren does not look like the average lady of dubious reputation to be found in Timbuktu, but she provides an attractive if a little tousled diversion. But poor old Rosanno Brazzi gets the short end of the stick. We see him at the beginning as a very pleasant mild mannered individual. But later he metamorphosises into a deranged frothing at the mouth killer. The transformation is astonishing and quite absurd. The film tends to fall down on this Jeckyl and Hyde transformation.
At the end of the day it is pure 100 per cent hokum. But it is quite enjoyable hokum for all that, although not to be taken seriously. It is a curiosity and as such is worth viewing. I sometimes enjoy alternative viewing and this fits the bill quite nicely.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Scallywag desert veteran Joe January is bailed out of prison to act as a guide for Paul Bonnard. Bonnard is in Timbuktu to search for treasure in the Sahara, something his now missing father set off to do some time before. Along for the journey is Dita, a low moral woman who caught Bonnard's good will during a set-too in the town earlier. So January sets off with his suspicions on full alert, women and treasure!, has to be a recipe for trouble...surely?
I can't dress it up, Legend Of The Lost is just about watchable for a few comic moments and it's decent enough production values. John Wayne {Jones}, Sophia Loren {Dita} and Rossano Brazzi {Bonnard} star in what on paper looked to be a real good thing. Three actors who can arguably lay claim to having a volume of fans to rival those of the Hollywood heavy weights past and present. Yet it doesn't quite come together, it lacks an adventure spark that the story clearly hints should be there. It's not helped by Brazzi and his inability to act, he is someone who continues to baffle me in how he managed to get mainstream cash work in the first place. Loren as usual, pouts and teases the men on screen and the boys in the audience, but do we care? Actually no. During her moments of peril, one can't help hoping that Duke Wayne will shoot her to ease all the suffering of the viewers.
Ah, bless The Duke, for he be the one bright acting spot in the picture. In fine physical shape and clearly knowing that tongue in cheek is the best way to play this one, Duke enjoys himself and hopefully his fans can get a modicum of enjoyment from this badly casted piece. The location work in Libya is real nice {Jack Cardiff once again delivering fine photography}, with the desert sequences enhanced by the always pleasant Technicolor. But don't be kidded that this is a character study worth venturing into, for if it didn't have the star names attached to it, they would have burned the negative long before release. 3.5/10
I can't dress it up, Legend Of The Lost is just about watchable for a few comic moments and it's decent enough production values. John Wayne {Jones}, Sophia Loren {Dita} and Rossano Brazzi {Bonnard} star in what on paper looked to be a real good thing. Three actors who can arguably lay claim to having a volume of fans to rival those of the Hollywood heavy weights past and present. Yet it doesn't quite come together, it lacks an adventure spark that the story clearly hints should be there. It's not helped by Brazzi and his inability to act, he is someone who continues to baffle me in how he managed to get mainstream cash work in the first place. Loren as usual, pouts and teases the men on screen and the boys in the audience, but do we care? Actually no. During her moments of peril, one can't help hoping that Duke Wayne will shoot her to ease all the suffering of the viewers.
Ah, bless The Duke, for he be the one bright acting spot in the picture. In fine physical shape and clearly knowing that tongue in cheek is the best way to play this one, Duke enjoys himself and hopefully his fans can get a modicum of enjoyment from this badly casted piece. The location work in Libya is real nice {Jack Cardiff once again delivering fine photography}, with the desert sequences enhanced by the always pleasant Technicolor. But don't be kidded that this is a character study worth venturing into, for if it didn't have the star names attached to it, they would have burned the negative long before release. 3.5/10
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This DVD is titled as a Western classic. Although set in Africa it is a Western in the guise of an adventure film. Wayne merely swapping Arizona for the Sahara desert. However it is a little rash to call it a classic. It is another of Waynes oddities from the fifties. He also played Genghis Khan in the bizarre "The Conqueror"(55), resplendent in furs and a spikey hat. He also played an American Consul General in 1850s Japan in "The Barbarian and the Geisha"(58) where he strode about like Gulliver amongst the Lilliputians. All very odd. And here we have another one.
"Legend on the Lost"(57) was directed by Henry Hathaway who also directed "The Duke" in "The Shepherd of the Hills"(41) and "True Grit"(69). It was shot on location in Rome and Libya which Wayne enjoyed. The cinematography which is the strongest part of the film was by the renowned Jack Cardiff. The screenplay was co written by the legendary Ben Hecht. It was towards the end of his career which can be his only excuse.
The story starts in Timbuktu where Joe January an experienced guide played by Wayne is persuaded by Paul Bonnard played by Rosanno Brazzi to help him hunt for a fabled lost city that he claims his father found. In tow is a girl called Dita who has a dubious reputation, and is infatuated with Bonnard. As the journey progresses January and Dita are drawn to each other. Later they find the city and the treasure. They also find the skeleton of Bonnards father who was found to have killed his guide and the woman they were with, having found them together. Bonnard then starts to become deranged thinking history is repeating itself and takes off into the desert with the treasure and all the supplies. But January and Dita find him, and when the two men fight Dita is forced to kill Bonnard. Waiting to die January and Dita are miraculously rescued by a passing camel train.
As you will have gathered it is all pretty contrived, shameless stuff. Wayne happily ambles through playing himself, like he does in so many films. Loren does not look like the average lady of dubious reputation to be found in Timbuktu, but she provides an attractive if a little tousled diversion. But poor old Rosanno Brazzi gets the short end of the stick. We see him at the beginning as a very pleasant mild mannered individual. But later he metamorphosises into a deranged frothing at the mouth killer. The transformation is astonishing and quite absurd. The film tends to fall down on this Jeckyl and Hyde transformation.
At the end of the day it is pure 100 per cent hokum. But it is quite enjoyable hokum for all that, although not to be taken seriously. It is a curiosity and as such is worth viewing. I sometimes enjoy alternative viewing and this fits the bill quite nicely.
"Legend on the Lost"(57) was directed by Henry Hathaway who also directed "The Duke" in "The Shepherd of the Hills"(41) and "True Grit"(69). It was shot on location in Rome and Libya which Wayne enjoyed. The cinematography which is the strongest part of the film was by the renowned Jack Cardiff. The screenplay was co written by the legendary Ben Hecht. It was towards the end of his career which can be his only excuse.
The story starts in Timbuktu where Joe January an experienced guide played by Wayne is persuaded by Paul Bonnard played by Rosanno Brazzi to help him hunt for a fabled lost city that he claims his father found. In tow is a girl called Dita who has a dubious reputation, and is infatuated with Bonnard. As the journey progresses January and Dita are drawn to each other. Later they find the city and the treasure. They also find the skeleton of Bonnards father who was found to have killed his guide and the woman they were with, having found them together. Bonnard then starts to become deranged thinking history is repeating itself and takes off into the desert with the treasure and all the supplies. But January and Dita find him, and when the two men fight Dita is forced to kill Bonnard. Waiting to die January and Dita are miraculously rescued by a passing camel train.
As you will have gathered it is all pretty contrived, shameless stuff. Wayne happily ambles through playing himself, like he does in so many films. Loren does not look like the average lady of dubious reputation to be found in Timbuktu, but she provides an attractive if a little tousled diversion. But poor old Rosanno Brazzi gets the short end of the stick. We see him at the beginning as a very pleasant mild mannered individual. But later he metamorphosises into a deranged frothing at the mouth killer. The transformation is astonishing and quite absurd. The film tends to fall down on this Jeckyl and Hyde transformation.
At the end of the day it is pure 100 per cent hokum. But it is quite enjoyable hokum for all that, although not to be taken seriously. It is a curiosity and as such is worth viewing. I sometimes enjoy alternative viewing and this fits the bill quite nicely.
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Having visited Libya, we were told about the filming of some of the movie, so decided to watch. It was a classic tale with an enduring message of greed & betrayal.
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Published on 23 Aug 2008 by bernie
Get lost in another time
Who thinks up the character names? Joe January (John Wayne) drifter, Dita (Sophia Loren) of ill repute, and Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi) bible thumper, teem up to look for a lost... Read more
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