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Bookmark this pageThe Last Valley (1970)
Director: James Clavell
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From Time Out Film Guide
Turgid epic set in the 23rd year of the Thirty Years War (that's 1641, to save you looking it up) in which Cockney Caine leads his troops into a fertile valley which, just for once, they decide not to pillage. Reason? Caine has met refugee philosopher Omar Sharif and they've reached a mutual understanding. Clear-as-mud plotting and Tower of Babel accents don't help the allegory to make its point. A solid snore.Author: MA
Cast & crew
Director: James Clavell
Producer: James Clavell
Cast: Michael Caine, Omar Sharif, Florinda Bolkan, Nigel Davenport, Per Oscarsson, Arthur O'Connell, Madeline Hinde, Ian Hogg, Vladek Sheybal, Jack Shepherd full cast
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 129 mins
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