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Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Ben Hecht (writer)
Robert Presnell Jr. (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 December 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure more
Tagline:
Wayne Tangles with Loren...In the Adventure that's Hotter than 1000 Suns ! more
Plot:
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure. full summary | add synopsis
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Hollywood Producer Haggiag Dies
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I'll wait until he's awake, to give him the bad news more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marsha Hunt ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Hathaway 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ben Hecht  writer
Robert Presnell Jr.  writer (as Robert Presnell)

Produced by
Henry Hathaway .... producer
 
Original Music by
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino  (as A.F. Lavagnino)
 
Cinematography by
Jack Cardiff (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
Bert Bates 
 
Art Direction by
Alfred Ybarra 
 
Set Decoration by
Alfred Ybarra (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Gaia Romanini 
 
Makeup Department
Web Overlander .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
Nate H. Edwards .... production manager
Gordon B. Forbes .... unit production manager
Franco Magli .... production manager: Italy
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Lenzi .... assistant director
Edward Morey Jr. .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Italo Tomassi .... manager of art department (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
John K. Kean .... sound (as John Kean)
Wally Milner .... sound (as W.H. Milner)
 
Stunts
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino .... conductor (as A.F. Lavagnino)
 
Other crew
Gina Guglielmotti .... script supervisor (as Nenetta Guglielmotti)
Enrico Moscatelli .... technical consultant
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Timbuctù (Italy)
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
Italy | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Wayne broke his leg during filming. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Wayne and Loren are wandering across the wasteland of sand, there are clearly footprints where there shouldn't be. more
Quotes:
Paul Bonnard: Walking alone in the desert is wonderful. It's like walking on the face of a clock that's stopped. more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
I'll wait until he's awake, to give him the bad news, 12 June 2008
7/10
Author: thinker1691 from USA

Henry Hathaway had something in his hands few director's would ever dream of having. A winning combination, to include the screen strength of John Wayne (Joe January) the sexual allure of beautiful Italian goddess, Sophia Loren (Dita) and dashing leading man, Rossano Brazzi (Paul Bonnard,) all in the same film. The Legend of the lost is one of those particular film which should have become a superb adventure/drama, which in turn should have evolved into a classic. But like a Formula One Car which should win the international Gran Prix, unfortunately run short of fuel. The story is that of three people all searching for something which it seems lies beyond them. January seeks enough money to break free of the monotonous cycle of drunken nights in jails, Dita hoping to find someone who appreciates her for herself and not just one night stands and Bonnard, hoping to find a desert treasure left to him by his father. All three struggle against themselves and their weaknesses and then at the temptations which cause them to remember why they failed the first time. Against them is the limitless Shahara which is unforgiving and more than a challenge to lesser adventurers. Expected steamy scenes between the story characters in the novel are abandoned and disappointed viewers are resigned to the "Romance-Lite" they are given. A good film if you don't expect too much from such international greats. ***

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