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Adventurers (2pc)
starring: Charles Aznavour, Alan Badel, Candice Bergen, Thommy Berggren, Delia Boccardo
directed by: Lewis Gilbert (II)

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302632934
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0792121899
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 191 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: March 25, 1970
Sales Rank: 28049

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Despite the tumultuous events in this sleek, handsome 1970 adaptation of Harold Robbins' bestselling novel, The Adventurers is arresting entertainment from the constantly inventive director of the original Alfie, Lewis Gilbert. Smoldering Yugoslavian actor Bekim Fehmiu stars as Dax Xenos, son of a revolutionary hero in an unnamed South American nation. As a child (played by Loris Loddi), Dax witnessed the murder of his mother and sisters by government goons, and he helped insurgent leader Rojo (Alan Badel) execute those responsible. As Dax grows up, his destiny is inexorably tied to the fate of his country and the whims of an increasingly despotic Rojo. But before he realizes that, the hunky gadabout chases women and races in the streets of Rome, spends some time as a gigolo (romancing a wealthy, heartbreakingly sympathetic Olivia de Havilland), marries and separates from a lovely heiress (Candice Bergen), and becomes a pawn in a terrible plot by Rojo to consolidate his power. The outstanding cast in this nearly three-hour film includes Fernando Rey, Charles Aznavour, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Ernest Borgnine. Gilbert's production is endlessly imaginative and exciting. Long before crowd scenes in movies could be computer-generated, directors such as Gilbert really did have to assemble thousands of extras for moments as spectacular as the battle sequences in The Adventurers. --Tom Keogh

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- Classic Soap Opera Adventure w / A History Lesson
This Is a Classic, Layered Soap Opera Adventure. It takes place over a Generation In a Fictional Country In South America. All of It's principal characters are quite striking In their Beauty. All Necessary for a Soap Opera to Proceed.
What I find Interesting Is that the Story evolves like so many of the Dictatorships In South America.
You have a Brutal Dictator, giving No Quarter to his Citizens, and then Resistance Develops to the Abuse, and You have Leftist type Rebels Intending to Overthrow said Regime and take Power to Improve Peoples Lives..........All In The NAME of The PEOPLE............
The New Victorious Regime then Evolves Into the Same Form of Governmental Rule that they Just Removed. ex: CUBA........
What Goes Around In all of these Oppressed Backward Countries, ... Read More

Rating:

- The Adventurers
A Geat powerful movie. I loved seeing it again on DVD and have watched it several times since my purchase.
BarryS41

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- LIKED THE BOOK
Liked the book. The movie kinda left me cold. Though I can watch Ernest Borgnine in any part even Gato Gorde.

Rating:

- a stylish guilty pleasure
My vague memory of THE ADVENTURERS was that it was a campily bad studio flick--one I'd never bothered to see when it came out in 1970. Nearly 40 years later, it turns out to be extremely entertaining as a DVD experience. On the big screen during the era of EASY RIDER and M*A*S*H, it's easy to see that this would be considered an overproduced, overblown bore. But with a pre-CGI cast of thousands and extravagant sets, it's now truly impressive.

I haven't been a reader of Harold Robbins, but this film explains his popularity. The fantasy elegance of the rich and ambitious is tremendous fun, and he crams more plot into his story that a whole shelf of Galsworthy. Except for a 4-yr-old in the second part of the movie (yes, there's actually an intermission!), even the kid actors are good ... Read More

Rating:

- Worth while watching.
This is a good movie even tho' it's old. However the story is set in a time that makes the movie quite enjoyable and South America "seems" to be set in the past anyway.
Worth viewing.

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