the photography be accomplish and the acting be quite good and but in virtually every other department the greek tycoon be a dreary bore . take it inspiration from the real life love affair of jackie kennedy and aristotle onassis and the film be a glossy but absolutely empty soap opera of the kind that can be find on tv all day long . viewer who embrace the whole celebrity magazine culture ( paparazzi photograph and gossipy story about the rich and famous ) will undoubtedly find much to whet their appetite here . but those who prefer film with a bit more substance and craft and quirkiness will find the 107 minute run time a butt numb slog . american president james cassidy ( james franciscus ) and his beautiful wife liz ( jacqueline bisset ) be in greece on official business . a ridiculously wealthy greek shipping tycoon and theo tomasis ( anthony quinn ) and catch sight of liz at a party at his elegant manor . despite the fact that both of them be marry to someone else and there be an immediate attraction between them . later and at a private party aboard his yacht and tomasis make his desire know to liz . some while later and president cassidy be assassinate whilst out stroll on a beach . liz be shock and sadden by his death and but it isn not long before she seek comfort in the arm of her greek lover tomasis . eventually the two of them be marry and their love affair become a favourite talk point for the world newspaper and magazine and photographer and wag . it be somewhat amusing to note the vigour with which the producer of this film deny that it be a dramatisation of the kennedy onassis story . they want the film to be see a an original story and root in fiction . but anyone with a brain can see from where the movie be draw it inspiration . even aristotle onassis himself know the greek tycoon amount to his love life get the hollywood treatment ( if rumour be to be believe and he actually have a hand in approve anthony quinn for the tomasis role . ) j. lee thompson isn not really the right sort of director for this type of movie he well suit to action fodder like the gun of navarone and ice cold in alex but he marshal the proceeding with an uninspired and professional adequacy . quinn be very watchable a tomasis while bisset look lovely a the object of his desire while franciscus use his toothy smile and a façade of integrity to make for a believable politician . their performance be good on the surface and but there little for the actor to do on any deep level . similarly and tony richmond photography give the film an elegant surface sheen a it move from one exotic locale to the next and but the mere of scratch prof that there nothing behind the film glossy exterior .