a movie i have see and enjoy possibly more than any other movie . i first saw it a a kid and love the drama and the great climactic battle . a i get old and i enjoy it a much or more than before and but now due to all of the component that work together to make a true classic . the acting be great ( especially keith a t. roosevelt ) and the cinematography spectacular and the script be full of gem and and the directing pull it all together wonderfully . it loosely base on an actual event and and it show rush of europe and a newly emergent america to carve up the sick old man ( the ottoman empire ) a it collapse in a fashion unlike any other historical movie i have see . humor and drama and action and love . it get it all and deserve far more acclaim ( much like the great waldo pepper ) .