Directed by Willis GoldbeckMy rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
A mix of Foreign Legion/Arabian adventure/romance with leading man Burt Lancaster. To save himself from execution, he agrees to lead a group of rag-tag Legionnaires against the native "Riffs". They kidnap a bride-to-be as a distraction, and spend most of the film on the run. Burt and the girl fall in love, despite their initial animosity. California locations make a poor substitute for North Africa. It occasionally stoops to slapstick comedy. The film as a whole seems long and is difficult to take as drama, comedy or satire.
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