Legend of the Lost (1957)

Legend of the Lost 1957

Legend of the Lost is a 1957 Italian-American adventure film produced and directed by Henry Hathaway, shot in Technirama and Technicolor by Jack Cardiff, and starring John Wayne, Sophia Loren, and Rossano Brazzi. The location shooting for the film took place near Tripoli, Libya

Paul Bonnard arrives in Timbuktu in search of a guide to escort him into the Sahara desert. American Joe January takes the job despite misgivings about Bonnard’s plans. Dita, a prostitute who has been deeply moved by what appears to be Bonnard’s spiritual nature, follows the two men into the desert

Eventually the trio arrives in the ruins of a lost city, where Bonnard hopes to find the treasure his father sought years earlier before disappearing. But what Bonnard finds alters him in unexpected ways, with tragic results

Full Cast
John Wayne …. Joe January
Sophia Loren …. Dita
Rossano Brazzi …. Paul Bonnard
Kurt Kasznar …. Prefect Dukas
Sonia Moser …. Girl
Angela Portaluri …. Girl
Ibrahim El Hadish …. Galli Galli
Marsha Hunt …. (uncredited)

Legend of the Lost (1957)

Legend of the Lost (1957)