this be my late wife favorite film . i be sorry she do not live long enough to have the video a i be sure she would have wear it out . what can we say . a great romantic story and the push off of two great men and the raisuli and teddy rex . sean connery and brian keith be great in these role . but while connery be his usual sexy sex and it the late brian keith who give u a solid performance a the mercurial teddy roosevelt . back up be provide with candy bergen and gorgeous in her early 30 and a the kidnapped american widow . great back up also come from the great john huston a teddy beleaguer secstate and john hay while geoffrey lewis and from the clint eastwood film be great a the hesitant u ambassador and gummere while the late vladek sheybal with his demonically evil stare be great a the beshaw and more be give by steve kanaly and roy jensen whose face we have see in several background . all in all and this be a film fill with wonderful romance and mindful of an era long go . mindless story . not at all . the issue of big nation push around small one for their own hegemonical interest be a true today a it be then . overly romantic . not really certainly not maudlin in any sense . fun to watch . you bet . i own the video and will watch it again and again . i suggest you do the same .