a lot of alistair maclean book have make it onto the big screen . some of them ( the gun of navarone and fear be the key and where eagle dare ) have be translate rather well while some ( breakheart pas and ice station zebra and the secret way ) have be passable enough while a few ( river of death and bear island and the way to dusty death ) have be pretty rotten . caravan to vaccares be another movie base on one of maclean perennially popular bestseller and but alas this be yet another that deserve add to the rotten list . people by uninteresting character who get into uninteresting situation and escapade and caravan to vaccares be an absolute failure and both a a thriller and an entertainment . it only semi redeeming quality be represent a ) that it be film on very attractive provence location and and represent b ) charlotte rampling look utterly ravishing ( with fully nude scene to boot ) a the main female character . disillusioned american drifter neil bowman ( david birney ) be travel aimlessly through france when he meet british photographer lila ( charlotte rampling ) . they decide to accompany each other and and during their wandering make the acquaintance of mysterious nobleman duc de croyter ( michel lonsdale ) . the duc persuade the pair to aid him in protect and escort hungarian scientist zuger ( michael bryant ) and who be seek by various shady party because of some information that he be carry in his head . keep secret from bowman and lila be the fact that zuger have discover a secret formula for use solar power a cheap and economical energy . the hungarian need desperately to get his formula to new york and but hire gun have be put on his trail to capture him presumably so that he can be take back to some ruthless criminal lord and torture into reveal his priceless secret and which they can then sell on to the high bidder . bowman and lila find themselves and their terrified fugitive on the run in the french countryside from their deadly adversary . the film seem terribly cheap and amateurish and almost like an ultra low budget independent film make by a non professional cast and crew . yet a fair sum of money be actually throw at the film and and all those involve have and at various point in their career and do much well work . therefore and one have to assume that the film be bad simply because it have be write and act and direct with a distinct lack of care and interest . the pacing be deadly slow and and the plot point become so laborious that the viewer have to put in too much unrewarded effort to keep up with the story . birney performance be uninvolving and and rampling only create a stir due to her nude scene the character itself be an absolute bore and and the actress look rightly bore by it . for those who manage to stick with the film right to the very end and there be an unusual scene feature some deadly rodeo clown and a fierce bull ( . ) which and while not particularly exciting or well execute and be at least different to the norm . caravan to vaccares be a very disappointing film in most respect and and once more a strong novel by the prolific author have suffer during it transition onto the screen .