John wayne, a movie legend who died nearly 40 years ago, has an airport named after him in southern california. Legend of the lost 1957 john wayne message board jwmb. That said, legend of the lost, which i purchased, was one of the most ridiculous. It started with the westerns and has grown to cover a variety of movies throughout his career. Legend of the lost is a 1957 italianamerican adventure film directed by henry hathaway, and starring john wayne, sophia loren, and rossano brazzi. With john wayne, sophia loren, rossano brazzi, kurt kasznar.
The trio of travelers represented by callous wilderness guide and alcoholic joe john wayne, refined treasure hunter paul rossano brazzi and lovely prostitute dita sophia loren goes into the desert. Legend of the lost movie summary the summary below contains spoilers. Wayne and international love goddess sophia loren under the direction of henry hathaway, with a ben hecht script and technicolor camerawork by jack the red shoes cardiff. The bad news is, theres a reason legend of the lost has gone mostly unshown. A scholar, a mercenary, and a prostitute enter the sahara desert searching for buried treasure, but their journey soon turns sour. Apr 14, 2014 john wayne lived a long and colorful life with a career that spanned an incredible 50 years. John wayne western movies to watch free westerns theater. This is an excellent history of the making of two john wayne films that the public had not been able to see for roughly 4 decades. Dec 08, 2019 john wayne movies full length westerns. Legend of the lost 1957 john wayne sophia loren full adventure. The setting for this film is french west africa as it was then known in 1957 before it became several new african countries in a few years. The plot is vaguely similar to another of waynes movies crossing the mojave desert.
John wayne western movies free online westerns on the. John wayne, who won an oscar for best actor in 1970 for his role in true grit, is famous throughout the world, particularly for his. Produced and directed by henry hathaway, the legend of the lost boasted the onetimeonly teaming of john wayne and sophia loren. Too bad it wasnt in a much better film than this barely disguised rip off of rain. John huston was a master of this genre, and his films the african queen and. Over the course of his remarkable life, he became something more than just an actor or a celebrity. This henry hathaway adventure stars john wayne as a soldier of fortune who vies with the idealistic rossano brazzi for the affections of sophia loren as he. Legend of the lost 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Its a better than average john wayne movie that im sure most fans of adventure movies will enjoy. This is a lesserregarded wayne film but one that has many merits, chief amongst them the combination of wayne with sophia loren in her first major hollywood outing. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford vouched for him. John wayne, byname duke, original name marion michael morrison see researchers note, born may 26, 1907, winterset, iowa, u. Sink argentinas carrier 1982 the secret british falklands war mission duration. Feb 17, 2019 this american legend of the silver screen needs no introduction.
The story of the search for a lost city in the desert cracks along. Jan 29, 2012 sink argentinas carrier 1982 the secret british falklands war mission duration. John wayne born marion morrison was the son of pharmacist clyde morrison and his wife mary. American actor, director, and producer john wayne 1907 1979 began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the fox film corporation. The original trailer in high definition of legend of the lost directed by henry hathaway and starring john wayne, sophia loren, rossano. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from iowa to the warmer climate of southern california, where they tried ranching in the mojave desert. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. In legend of the lost, saharan guide, joe january john wayne, is stuck living in timbuktu due to debts owed to a corrupt prefect named dukas kurt kasznar.
John wayne was born marion robert morrison in iowa, to mary alberta brown and clyde leonard. This american legend of the silver screen needs no introduction. John wayne movies full length westerns king of the pecos 1936. The location shooting for the film took place near tripoli, libya. Locationfilmed in the sahara desert, the story concerns the efforts of wayne, loren and rosanno brazzi to locate a missing treasure in the ruins of ancient timgrad. The good news is, one of john waynes leastknown films has been restored to. Legend of the lost 1957 john wayne sophia loren full adventure movie 720p youtube. Riders of destiny john wayne movies westerns by westerntvseries. Legend of the lost 1957 cast and crew brit paul bonnard rossano brazzi enlists gruff american joe january john wayne to help him find a hidden treasure that is worth a fortune. I grew up a wayne fan and didnt even know these films existed. At every turn, my attempts to take the film seriously were thwarted by its sheer stupidity and implausibility. Rio lobo western movie, john wayne, english, war adventure, full film, free cowboy movie duration.
Legend of the lost arrives on bluray courtesy of kino lorber and their studio classics label. The film costars wayne s son patrick wayne, stefanie powers, jack. May 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, known professionally as john wayne and nicknamed duke, was an american actor, filmmaker, oscar winner and presidential medal of freedom recipient. Watch legend of the lost 1957 full movie free online.
It started with the westerns and has grown to cover a variety of movies throughout his. Legend of the lost is a 1957 technicolor italianamerican adventure film produced and directed by henry hathaway, shot in technirama by jack cardiff, and starring john wayne, sophia loren. John wayne triple feature red river the horse soldiers legend of the lost. Released 1957, legend of the lost stars john wayne, sophia loren, rossano brazzi, kurt kasznar the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The film costars waynes son patrick wayne, stefanie powers, jack. John wayne legend of the lost 1957 video dailymotion. Oct 06, 2018 rio lobo western movie, john wayne, english, war adventure, full film, free cowboy movie duration. Legend of the lost paired john wayne and sophia loren for their one and only teaming on the silver screen. Legend of the lost is an interesting and wellmade character study set in an exotic locale. Legend of the lost 1957 john wayne sophia loren movie. Legend of the lost 1957 legend of the lost 1957 user.
Locationfilmed in the sahara desert, the story concerns the efforts of wayne, loren and rosanno brazzi to locate a. Wonderful westerns full of cowboy boots, old west, big cowboy hats, spurs and saddles. For those who put too much overthinking about this movie id say forget it. That said, legend of the lost, which i purchased, was one of the most. Even the presence of john wayne cant bring me to find a moment of pleasure in it. Beau john the untold story of john waynes last film project. Legend of the lost 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In timbuktu, experienced guide joe january john wayne reluctantly. The book also delves into the reasons and possible reasons that the remastering and rereleasing of the films took so long. In a career that spanned 6 decades, he became a legend, ever sturdy, john waynes legend endures. If youve yet to take a ride with legend of the lost, give it shot.
May 28, 2017 legend of the lost 1957 john wayne, sophia loren, rossano brazzi. Clip from the wings of eagles 1957 full biography movie john wayne full movie. Marion mitchell morrison born marion robert morrison. That said, legend of the lost, which i purchased, was one of the most ridiculous, torturous films ive ever seen. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Best jerry lewis dean martin movies 2,255,466 views. In john wayne and sophia loren it features two all time great movie stars. Legend of the lost 1957 john wayne, sophia loren, rossano. Locationfilmed in the sahara desert, the story concerns the efforts of wayne. Late character actor gregg palmer appeared in an impressive six films with john wayne. Legend of the lost 1957 stream and watch online moviefone. Legend of the lost internet movie firearms database guns. John wayne lived a long and colorful life with a career that spanned an incredible 50 years. American neerdowell joe january is hired to take paul bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
May 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, better known by his stage name john wayne, was an american film actor, director and producer. Rossano brazzi in legend of the lost 1957 sophia loren in legend of the lost 1957 sophia loren and john wayne in legend of the lost 1957. By far, big jake contains palmers best work with the towering legend. Legend of the lost is a 1957 technicolor italianamerican adventure film produced and directed by henry hathaway, shot in technirama by jack cardiff, and starring john wayne, sophia loren, and rossano brazzi. Legend of the lost 1957 film summary and movie synopsis. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Legend of the lost is a americanitalian adventure drama directed by henry hathaway in 1957. He was among the top box office draws for three decades.
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