The Adventurers (1970)

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 51m

Rated

R

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy diplomat and playboy travels through Europe and South America pursuing romance and excitement. The story follows his adventures and relationships across different countries.

epicsprawlingdramaticromanticambitiousadventurousmelodramaticglobe-trotting

What happens

The Adventurers is a 1970 American epic adventure drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Lewis Gilbert. It is based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Harold Robbins. The film stars Bekim Fehmiu, Candice Bergen, Charles Aznavour, Olivia de Havilland, Fernando Rey, Ernest Borgnine, Alan Badel, and Leigh Taylor-Young. The film was the American film debut of Yugoslavian actor Fehmiu and was shot in Europe and parts of South America. It is loosely based on the life of Dominican diplomat and playboy Porfirio Rubirosa. Lewis Gilbert did the movie under a lucrative contract he had signed with Paramount following the success of Alfie. He called The Adventurers "the worst thing I ever did" and that the book was "impossible". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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