i be prepare for a turgid talky soap opera cum travelogue and but be pleased to find a fast paced script and an underlying moral and excellent portrayal from all the actor and especially peter finch and amazing special effect and suspense and and beautiful cinematography there even a shot of the majestic stone buddha recently destroy by the taliban . not to mention elizabeth taylor at her most gloriously beautiful and sympathetic and before she give in to the gaspy hysteric that mar her later work . all the support player round it out and and i do wonder who train all those elephant . speaking of the stone buddha sequence and you really can discern that it vivien leigh in the long shot . her shape and the way she move be distinct from taylor . the only thing marring that sequence be the poorly do process shot and where the background move by much too fast for horse at a walk . if you want a thought provoking film that be beautiful to watch and never boring and spend a few hour with elephant walk .