this be a sprawling ( 4 hour ) remake of the rider haggard story and with the usual added female and an extraneous subplot with russian soldier seek a stone of power bury along with the treasure of king solomon . it very well shot and give a vivid sense of the wide open space of africa and and very well act . patrick swayze be an excellent alan quatermain and and allison doody be attractive a elizabeth maitland and who hire quatermain to help rescue her father . sidede onyulo a umbopa and gavin hood a mcnabb and the leader of the russian soldier ( not name in imdb listing ) be also memorable . for all that hollywood can not leave a good story alone when they adapt it and this one be well told and and except that it too long and i enjoy it . 6/10 .