Legend of the Lost ( 1957 ) ( Timbuctù )

Legend of the Lost ( 1957 ) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Timbuctù
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Hathaway

Written By:
Ben Hecht
Robert Presnell Jr.

Actors:
John Wayne ..... Joe January
Sophia Loren ..... Dita
Rossano Brazzi ..... Paul Bonnard
Kurt Kasznar ..... Prefect Dukas
Sonia Moser ..... Girl
Angela Portaluri ..... Girl
Ibrahim El Hadish ..... Galli Galli

Synopsis:

Paul Bonnard arrives in Timbuktu in search of a guide to escort him into the Sahara desert. American Joe January takes the job despite misgivings about Bonnard's plans. Dita, a prostitute who has been deeply moved by what appears to be Bonnard's spiritual nature, follows the two men into the desert. Eventually the trio arrives in the ruins of a lost city, where Bonnard hopes to find the treasure his father sought years earlier before disappearing. But what Bonnard finds alters him in unexpected ways, with tragic results.

In Timbuktu, experienced guide Joe January (John Wayne) reluctantly joins a Saharan treasure hunting expedition led by Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi), a man obsessed with confirming his dead father's claim to have found a lost city. Dita (Sophia Loren), a woman of dubious reputation, becomes infatuated with Paul and his willingness to overlook her past. She invites herself along, despite Joe's protests. During the tough dry ordeal, Joe and Dita become attracted to each other, raising tensions. Just as they run out of water, they stumble upon the ancient city and a well. There, they find three human skeletons, a woman and two men. It becomes evident that Paul's father found his woman in the arms of his guide, killed them and then himself. There is also no treasure to be found. Paul's faith in his father is shattered and he becomes drunk. They find the treasure after Joe deciphers the clues left by Paul's father. They load it and prepare to leave in the morning. Paul makes an attempt to seduce Dita; she rejects him and he gets into a fight with Joe. Later, Paul sneaks away during the night taking all the animals, supplies, and treasure with him and leaving the other two to die...

Adventures of a man going into the Sahara desert to find buried treasure discovered by his father. He is accompanied by a guide and a bad girl, and tries to get rid of them when the treasure is found. He is finally killed and the two go away together.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 06 February, 2017.