An Italian-American adventure; A story about an idealistic treasure-seeker and a prostitute and thief, who enlist an experience guide and soldier of fortune, who set out on a trek into the Sahara to search for buried treasure left in the ruins of ancient Timgad. This film moves ponderously and stretches credulity with its contrivance thanks to a thinly plotted script. Themes of lust, greed and paranoia comes over as superficial. When John Wayne and Sophia Loren are together their scenes aiming for passion lack spark. The Libyan locations and exotic locales provide striking scenerywhich is captured well by Jack Cardiff in high colour and the capturing of life among the Tuareg adds interest.
Review of Legend of the Lost
