It is an action film, from the end of the sixties, an unacknowledged copy of Robert Aldrich's Vera Cruz (1954), whose main interest is the superb landscapes of Turkey. The film was entirely shot in Turkey in natural settings. The cinemascope often highlights them, either in the background or for purely decorative transition shots.
Another element to note is the interpretation of Charles Bronson: he has several lines of dialogue, he speaks, he is even capable of self-mockery and has several different facial expressions including the smile. And this is in response to his sidekick, Tony Curtis, who is much more voluble.
Nevertheless, this ensemble is very lazy and sluggish in its weakly inventive direction, in its action sequences where we don't feel any point of view, and in general by its two stars who do the job but where it is obvious that there is no director and no direction. The director has no point of view: no personality. He just films beautiful sets and the lazy performance of his two star actors.
It's just a bad movie. The plagiarism of Vera Cruz is not a big deal, because it's a good script. But the whole is unfortunately not very exciting and as indicated at the beginning the most interesting are the settings, the monuments, the costumes and the beautiful landscapes of Turkey.
Moreover, and this does not help the film, the chemistry between Charles Bronson and Tony Curtis is not very good even if the two characters seem to get along well.
Note that the presence of Michèle Mercier, highlighted on the poster, does not bring anything and has really a second role, almost silent.
Another element to note is the interpretation of Charles Bronson: he has several lines of dialogue, he speaks, he is even capable of self-mockery and has several different facial expressions including the smile. And this is in response to his sidekick, Tony Curtis, who is much more voluble.
Nevertheless, this ensemble is very lazy and sluggish in its weakly inventive direction, in its action sequences where we don't feel any point of view, and in general by its two stars who do the job but where it is obvious that there is no director and no direction. The director has no point of view: no personality. He just films beautiful sets and the lazy performance of his two star actors.
It's just a bad movie. The plagiarism of Vera Cruz is not a big deal, because it's a good script. But the whole is unfortunately not very exciting and as indicated at the beginning the most interesting are the settings, the monuments, the costumes and the beautiful landscapes of Turkey.
Moreover, and this does not help the film, the chemistry between Charles Bronson and Tony Curtis is not very good even if the two characters seem to get along well.
Note that the presence of Michèle Mercier, highlighted on the poster, does not bring anything and has really a second role, almost silent.