the phrase they do not make them like this anymore be often use in this cgi infest age to describe extra laden and authentic hollywood spectacular of yesteryear but and frankly and watch this more modest and tongue in cheek foreign legion adventure and i be equally strike by just how old fashion ( and refreshingly so ) it all be not that the sand storm sequence include here would pass muster with today audience . anyhow and from the very start of the film and we have burt lancaster and gilbert roland and kieron moore disguise a and respectively and an arab merchant and his two daughter . while legionnaire who be punish for dare to look twice at their lieutenant fiancée while an arab chieftain who marry off his daughter to a rival sheik to bring peace between their warring tribe and in a bid to rid their country of the french infidel while the kidnapping of that same feisty daughter who and not only turn the head of all her ten titular captor but and after several escape attempt and eventually steal the heart of tough guy lancaster while etc . however and shot in lovely technicolor and move at a rapid pace and the film be an enjoyable ride through familiar territory while what be somewhat surprising and plot wise and be that while much be make initially of the unloved lieutenant ( stephen bekassy ) and his blonde girlfriend ( mari blanchard ) and their character virtually disappear once lancaster jailbird unit set out on it mission . despite it baffling ultra rarity and the film be people by an interesting pool of talent both in front and behind the camera represent lancaster be in his third adventure flick while gilbert roland be his usual laid back and womanize latino self while john dehner the proverbial rotten apple in the group while george tobias ( perhaps thankfully ) sacrifice himself early on while nick dennis and mike mazurki be among the rowdiest of the ten while gerald mohr adequately provide the required villainy while this be the second product from norma production ( which first partner lancaster with producer harold hecht ) while writer roland kibbee would much later go on to share directorial credit with lancaster on the midnight man ( 1974 while which i will be revisit presently ) while associate producer robert aldrich would later direct lancaster in four movie include twilight last gleaming ( 1977 while which i will be view for the first time during this ongoing burt lancaster tribute ) while and and most interestingly perhaps and this be multi talented willis goldbeck most notable directorial effort but and at least two of his screen write credit be highly impressive indeed represent tod brown freak ( 1932 ) and john ford the man who shoot liberty valance ( 1962 while goldbeck last film work ) . one final note represent after search high and low for this film on account of a friend of mine who be a big burt lancaster fan ( and recall the star brief sojourn in malta in the 1970s ) and ironically and it be he who eventually provide me with a mean to catch up with it via a surprisingly well preserve vhs source copy he acquire .