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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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Book better (2003-11-09)  I read the book before I saw the movie and the book was quite good. The movie isn't as good as the book but the never are. But it is a very good movie. It is also quite violent. It starts out with Dax as a young boy & in the movie we watch him grow up and see some of the hell he had to live with. In the end he is a man still fighting for what he believes is right. good cast.
The adventurers (2002-08-09)  I saw this movie when it first came out,and really enjoyed every aspect of it. It is sad, but its content is being played out this very day.
It's Not That Bad, Really It's Not (2001-07-12) I caught this movie in theatres a couple of times when it was first released in 1970. It impressed me then and still does, for several reasons. First, it has a very good cast. And they are not completely wasted, only 75 percent wasted. Second, it has plenty of sex, violence, and the other human failings that make watching other people so much fun. Third, sure, it's overly ambitious, and falls well short of its grand intentions. But, it is a trip worth taking even if you know you're headed down a dead-end street. Don't listen to the so-called experts. This movie is one that is worth making up your own mind. I'm still enjoying this film some 30 years later, and I think you will, too.
Never mind the acting, hear the music (2001-05-30)  I saw this movie when it came out and I have never forgotten it, though I don't remember the acting or the script. What I remember is that it has great music, an original score by the now legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim. Worth seeing for that reason alone - wish I could get a soundtrack CD. Jobim wrote scores for several movies, most of which were never seen in English. Black Orpheus is the only well known one.
Atrocious soap opera set in a lamebrained fictional country (2001-03-16)  Moth-balled, laughably atrocious soap opera set in a lamebrained fictional country in South America, with revolutions, protests, chemistry-less romantic triangles, and embarrassing performances thrown in for equal measure. Tries to be a serious political drama, but fails to conjure up any emotion or offer anything new.
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