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Saharan quest to a lost city with John Wayne and Sophia Loren
A no-nonsense guide in Timbuktu (Wayne) agrees to take a man (Rossano Brazzi) to find ancient ruins his father claimed existed. A voluptuous woman of dubious reputation joins the expedition (Loren), which naturally affects both men.
"Legend of the Lost" (1957) is a desert adventure with amusing dramatics that no doubt influenced the Indiana Jones flicks of the 80s, but not as much as Charlton Hestons Secret of the Incas (1954). Whilst some of the altercations during the journey seem manufactured, Ive traveled with actual people who constantly create this kind of drama, so its not exactly unrealistic.
Other than Wayne and Sophia in the cast, the best feature is the...