There are good actors (veteran Joseph Cotten briefly appears in the first scene ) , tuneful
music , beautiful landscapes ,but it does not make it as a whole .
The first part ,in which O'Neil and Quinn are absent ,is the most interesting ; naive Miller (Sarrazin) discovers another culture and a way of life terribly different of his: their laws have nothing to do with his sense of justice (the well-known custom of the right hand cut off ),the women hidden in the houses ;the scene at the doctor's office,which is still relevant today : the husband would not let the doctor examine his wife and she has to describe her symptoms :a fat lot of help for my diagnosis!
The second part ,which justifies the title and takes entirely part in the desert ,is full of filler,of lore for tourists ,and as the character of the wife is underwritten , it verges on harlequin romance .However what brings Quinn and the captain into double conflict (gunrunning and love rivalry) gives the final scenes some substance.
The first part ,in which O'Neil and Quinn are absent ,is the most interesting ; naive Miller (Sarrazin) discovers another culture and a way of life terribly different of his: their laws have nothing to do with his sense of justice (the well-known custom of the right hand cut off ),the women hidden in the houses ;the scene at the doctor's office,which is still relevant today : the husband would not let the doctor examine his wife and she has to describe her symptoms :a fat lot of help for my diagnosis!
The second part ,which justifies the title and takes entirely part in the desert ,is full of filler,of lore for tourists ,and as the character of the wife is underwritten , it verges on harlequin romance .However what brings Quinn and the captain into double conflict (gunrunning and love rivalry) gives the final scenes some substance.