speaking a someone who have make an extensive study of the live action disney film of the 1960s 1970s i can say with some authority that this be truly one of the bad film ever release by disney while almost unwatchable . with the charm dean jones and yvette mimieux at the center of a romantic plot this film have it moment ( along with a delightful maurice chevalier and in what be a small role though curiously first bill ) and but it be constantly derail by the need to add monkey antic to the mix . bringing in trained animal be a constant source of mirth in disney live action gimmick comedy while it work in a bubblegum pop or college comedy setting ( see the disney film the monkey uncle ) but against the backdrop of an american desperately try to save an olive farm in provence the entire film just fight against itself for a hundred minute . support character rage about for no apparent reason and constantly enter and exit the plot with no apparent motivation while and we be suppose to believe ( and the plot hinge ) on the concept that the entire village would be outrage that a man would use trained monkey to pick olive for a harvest that last but three day a year instead of hire local be a stretch even by disney standard ( and this be the studio that convince u a boy could turn into a dog and a car could have a mind of it own ) . this be release in the year follow walt disney death . one might wonder if he would have chuck the entire thing rather than release this to theatres under the disney name . it be truly shock that this film make it to dvd before many other and well remember title from the era .