The Adventurers (1970)

The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was really murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country--a man who was his ... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis Gilbert

Writers:

Michael Hastings (screenplay), Lewis Gilbert (screenplay)

Stars:

Charles Aznavour, Alan Badel, Candice Bergen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Aznavour	...	Marcel Campion
Alan Badel	...	President Rojo
Candice Bergen	...	Sue Ann Daley
Thommy Berggren	...	Sergei Nikovitch
Delia Boccardo	...	Caroline de Coyne
Ernest Borgnine	...	Fat Cat
Rossano Brazzi	...	Baron de Coyne
Olivia de Havilland	...	Deborah Hadley (as Olivia De Havilland)
Bekim Fehmiu	...	Dax Xenos
Anna Moffo	...	Dania Leonardi
Fernando Rey	...	Jaime Xenos
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Amparo Rojo
Yolande Donlan	...	Mrs. Erickson
John Ireland	...	Mr. James Hadley
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos	...	El Condor (as Jorge Martinez De Hoyos)

Storyline

The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was really murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country--a man who was his father's friend and who, in fact, his father had helped put into power. He returns from living a jet-set life in Europe to lead a revolution against the government, only to find out that things aren't quite as black and white as he had assumed.

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Plot Keywords:

playboy | heiress | based on novel | revolution | politics | 

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Taglines:

Everything that excited 50 million readers is now on the screen...and more!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Publicity suggested that Harold Robbins had sold the film rights to his novel to Joe Levine (for a million dollars) before he had actually written any of it. Levine was said to have been persuaded simply by the title, which Robbins had come up with before working out a plot to go with it. A persistent legend claims that Robbins had shown Levine a few chapters of the book and, when Levine had excitedly asked what happened next, replied that he had no idea.

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Goofs

The second time the Lockheed Super Constellation is taking off the next shot shows the shadow of a Douglas DC-7, not the Super Constellation. The Super Constellation has three rudders, the DC-7 only one; the shadow shows only one rudder.

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Quotes

Sue Ann Daley: Oh, I'd like to buy
Sergei Nikovitch: Buy what, Miss Daley?
Sue Ann Daley: Everything
Sergei Nikovitch: Everything in the Collection?
Sue Ann Daley: Everything in the Collection
Sergei Nikovitch: Well thank you, Im honored... and rich

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Alternate Versions

Originally rated "R" in the U.S. in 1970, some violence and sex was cut to be re-rated "PG" for a 1972 theatrical re-release. Paramount restored the cut footage (and the "R" rating) in the 1992 video release.

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Connections

Referenced in Rolf De Heer (2008)

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Soundtracks

Young Love
Written by Roger Chapman & John Whitney
Performed by Family

User Reviews

This movie IS trash !

I bought it on video and it was so long it was on two tapes! So a lot of fast forwarding was needed for the countless war scenes. But it was worth the wait to get to the high sixties segments, the overall best being (for the plot totally unnecessary) the fashion shows! But oh, it was the films´ highlight. Super camp fashion numbers out of the blue but totally appropriate for a high gloss sixties movie. It was released 1970, I wonder if it all seemed a little out of date even then?

Loads of stars, even lesser like an early Jaclyn Smith and the underrated underused Angela Scoular (of On Her Majesties Secret Service). But the best is Candice Bergen. SO stunningly beautiful the screen almost melted and she did some fine acting even if she thought she hadn´t. She played a lesbian again and she ends up bitter and chain-smoking. (Hollywood logic).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Adventurers

Filming Locations:

Villa de Leyva, Cartagena, Colombia

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AVCO Embassy Pictures, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

171 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Mono (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1