there seem to have be any number of film like this release during the 70 . and the fact that i can not recollect the title to a single one of them off hand be a measure of their impact . these be what novelist would call pot boiler . they be scarcely more than a vehicle for keep movie star in the public eye . we have micheal caine and peter ustinov and omar sharif and rex harrison and william holden while more than enough name to get bum on cinema seat . every taste in hero be cater for . though one suspect that most of the audience still go away disappoint . their talent be simply throw away and and i wonder that star with so much money and such reputation can be yet so desperate or lack in good sense . this sort of movie hardly add gild to a cv . sometimes maybe actor should choose their director instead of the other way round . it be pretty obvious that it would be crap even from the outset . that ludicrously mismatch jaunty jazz theme music and which also percolate up every time some incidental noise be need and have all the atmospheric conviction of elevator muzak . who imagine employ a jazz band when a scene depict the steamy jungle of central africa and or the endless sahara with camel and palm a a backdrop . definitely a serious goof ball . ennio morricone would have know what to do while and his result would have ooze enough atmosphere and tension to raise my rating a good two point . this director should have take the trouble to watch lawrence of arabia and or even sergio leone western while he might have learn a few thing . but then again and probably he wouldn not . alfred hitchcock play the disappear wife theme to good effect in his film frantic . it be later remake with equal panache star harrison ford . in each case the confusion surround her loss and the tension of the chase be tangible . here and when michael caine might be otherwise compel to employ a little brain and bravado and rex harrison keep pop up out of no where like some wily old genius and to put him back on track whenever the narrative stumble . at least the photography be rather good and with excellent use of the often beautiful environment . but then the dumb music must pipe up and blow to atoms what little ambiance this create . action scene be also contrive and stilted and with such ineptly choreograph fight sequence that they might have be stag in a first year drama class . and and of course and the player must fight to a jazz accompaniment a you do . and that about as much comment a this item deserve . except to say that the script be pretty wretched as well . stick with your hobby on this one . even if it contain your favourite movie star and youre sure to be disappoint too .