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Overall Rank: 30856
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 3
Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2000
Language: English
Genre: Adventure, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alberto Negrin
Actors: Ben Cross, Peter Weller, Marco Bonini, Ione Skye, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Romina Mondello
Plot: An explorer (Peter Weller) and his daughter (Ione Skye) lead an expedition across the Sahara desert for a lost civilization in the 1920s. Meanwhile, his villainous brother (Ben Cross) is in pursuit and wanted by the French Foreign Legion. Scored by Ennio Morricone.
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Indyfreak - wrote on 12/25/2014
Beautiful music by Ennio Morricone and lush desert vistas cannot sustain the 3 hour length for this sprawling wannabe epic. The dozen or so subplots include the Vatican endorsing a treasure hunt, a sibling rivalry between Ben Cross and Peter Weller, the French Foreign Legion adopting an Arab girl, and my personal favorite is a love triangle that develops between Ione Skye, a nerdy Irish astrophysicist, and a handsome desert prince. Occasionally there is an action scene thrown in to maintain interest from the audience but they're probably asleep by then. Funny thing is I remember this being aired on the Hallmark Channel all the time 9, 10 years ago. I guess they were bored just showing it. Isn't that sad?
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