Legend of the Lost 1957
6.1 / 10
Legend of the Lost
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
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... Joe January
... Dita
... Paul Bonnard
... Prefect Dukas
... Girl
... Girl
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See All 1 Reviews14 May 2022 by Wuchak
_**Saharan quest to a lost city with John Wayne and Sophia Loren**_ A no-nonsense guide in Timbuktu (Wayne) agrees to take a man (Rossano Brazzi) to find ancient ruins his father claimed existed. A voluptuous woman of dubious reputation joins the expedition (Loren), which naturally affects both men. "Legend of the Lost" (1957) is a desert adventure with amusing dramatics that no doubt influenced the Indiana Jones flicks of the 80s, but not as much as Charlton Heston’s “Secret of the Incas” (1954). Whilst some of the altercations during the journey seem manufactured, I’ve traveled with actual people who constantly create this kind of drama, so it’s not exactly unrealistic. Other than Wayne and Sophia in the cast, the best feature is the actual Saharan locations, especially the ruins of Leptis Magna (which in real-life is located an hour’s drive east from Tripoli on the coast). The weak link is the dubious transformation of a certain character, which isn’t properly resolved or adequately explained. In ways this reminded me of a Conan desert yarn, just minus the sword & sorcery. The film runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot in Libya (Zliten, Leptis Magna, Libyan Desert, etc.) with studio stuff done in Rome, which is due north across the Mediterranean Sea. GRADE: B-
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Release Date:
Dec 17, 1957 (Italy,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 49`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Italy,United States
Status:
Released
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_**Saharan quest to a lost city with John Wayne and Sophia Loren**_ A no-nonsense guide in Timbuktu (Wayne) agrees to take a man (Rossano Brazzi) to find ancient ruins his father claimed existed. A voluptuous woman of dubious reputation joins the expedition (Loren), which naturally affects both men. "Legend of the Lost" (1957) is a desert adventure with amusing dramatics that no doubt influenced the Indiana Jones flicks of the 80s, but not as much as Charlton Heston’s “Secret of the Incas” (1954). Whilst some of the altercations during the journey seem manufactured, I’ve traveled with actual people who constantly create this kind of drama, so it’s not exactly unrealistic. Other than Wayne and Sophia in the cast, the best feature is the actual Saharan locations, especially the ruins of Leptis Magna (which in real-life is located an hour’s drive east from Tripoli on the coast). The weak link is the dubious transformation of a certain character, which isn’t properly resolved or adequately explained. In ways this reminded me of a Conan desert yarn, just minus the sword & sorcery. The film runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot in Libya (Zliten, Leptis Magna, Libyan Desert, etc.) with studio stuff done in Rome, which is due north across the Mediterranean Sea. GRADE: B-
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Legend of the Lost
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... Joe January
... Dita
... Paul Bonnard
... Prefect Dukas
... Girl
... Girl
... Galli Galli
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NHE
Nate H. Edwards... Production Manager
FM
Franco Magli... Production Manager
GBF
Gordon B. Forbes... Unit Production Manager
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