{"id":50778,"date":"2020-08-27T12:07:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T19:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50778"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:39:02","slug":"legend-of-the-lost-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50778","title":{"rendered":"Legend of the Lost (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Nobody pays any attention to gold hunters in the desert &#8211; except the desert!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Poster-176x270.jpg 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Poster.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Saharan desert guide (John Wayne) accompanies a religious man (Rossano Brazzi) obsessed with finding a lost city his father discovered years ago. When a local prostitute (Sophia Loren) decides to join them, interesting love tangles ensue.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deserts<\/li>\n<li>Gold Seekers<\/li>\n<li>Henry Hathaway Films<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Sophia Loren Films<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHenry Hathaway directed, Ben Hecht co-scripted, and Jack Cardiff shot (in Technirama) this desert survival drama, shot on location near Tripoli. John Wayne plays &#8212; essentially, himself, as much of a stoic cowboy as ever; meanwhile, Loren is suitably beautiful yet sympathetic as a woman eager to turn her challenging past around, and Brazzi is an appropriately enigmatic third wheel. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Trio.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Brazzi&#8217;s character shifts over time are what primarily drive the narrative, which otherwise consists of LOTS of desert-survival scenes (as well as inevitable lust for Loren). To its credit, the creaky film never quite <em>lags<\/em>, even when the characters are faced time and again with similar variations on near-death; and the ending brings some interesting surprises. However, this one isn&#8217;t must-see viewing for anyone other than die-hard fans of the stars. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Cardiff&#8217;s cinematography and fine on-location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-1024x532.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-128x66.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-1536x797.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography-520x270.png 520w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-1024x495.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"309\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-1536x742.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2-559x270.png 559w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography2.png 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-1536x755.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3-550x270.png 550w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Legend-of-the-Lost-Cinematography3.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious (or want to see Cardiff&#8217;s work). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050629\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22820\/legend-of-the-lost#articles-reviews?articleId=81480\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s680lost.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Nobody pays any attention to gold hunters in the desert &#8211; except the desert!&#8221; Synopsis: A Saharan desert guide (John Wayne) accompanies a religious man (Rossano Brazzi) obsessed with finding a lost city his father discovered years ago. When a local prostitute (Sophia Loren) decides to join them, interesting love tangles ensue. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deserts Gold Seekers Henry Hathaway Films John Wayne Films Love Triangle Sophia Loren Films Survival Review: Henry Hathaway directed, Ben Hecht co-scripted, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50778\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50778"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74451,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50778\/revisions\/74451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}