Six jewel thieves under the lead of Stuart Whitman, fleeing the police in Tehran, find themselves in a small village where the police chief and his daughter are holding off a company of bandits led by James Mitchum, who wants the body of his predecessor. There's also the former chief's lover, Elke Sommer, who also wants the body because there's a way to find the treasure.
Jean Negulescu's late movie was shot in Iran, and you can see his painterly eye in the visions of ancient ruins and mountainous landscapes. It was shot in Iran in what he talked up as being the first in a long series of movies, but the staccato pacing of this SEVEN SAMURAI knockoff killed that proposal dead. Negulescu soon retired to a life of painting, far from Hollywood. Still, there's an amusing role for Curd Jürgens, and it passes the time pleasantly.
Jean Negulescu's late movie was shot in Iran, and you can see his painterly eye in the visions of ancient ruins and mountainous landscapes. It was shot in Iran in what he talked up as being the first in a long series of movies, but the staccato pacing of this SEVEN SAMURAI knockoff killed that proposal dead. Negulescu soon retired to a life of painting, far from Hollywood. Still, there's an amusing role for Curd Jürgens, and it passes the time pleasantly.