what a disappointment . forsyth book be one of his more varied and in term of character as well a in visual term . unhappily and the scriptwriter pretend that they know good than forsyth how to tell a story and and they get rid of the mining guy story and of old manson greed and of young manson lust and and of the tribal question story and in exchange for a meaningless story about shannon wife and and the one of the pain in the as journalist who get kill and which distract the spectator attention . a a result and the special effect or explosion specialist be give a free hand in a pitiful attempt to fill the hole in the story with smoke and fire . walken be great and a always and location be good and but they be no reason to avoid film script by gary devore and or or george malko in the future . yiiiik . don not see the film and read the book .