Themes: Fighting the System, Totalitarian States, Age Disparity Romance
Main Cast: Bekim Fehmiu, Charles Aznavour, Alan Badel, Candice Bergen, Tommy Berggren
Release Year: 1970
Country: US
Run Time: 171 minutes
Plot
Based on Harold Robbins' bestseller, The Adventurers stars Yugoslav heartthrob Bekim Fehmiu as Porfirio Rubirosa clone Dax Xenos. Having suffered mightily as a child in a fictional South American country due to the political activities of his parents, Xenos grows up to become a sleazy, sexually manipulative playboy. He romances middle-aged widow Olivia de Havilland, then dumps her after he's run through her fortune. He then takes up with heiress Candice Bergen, who bears his child. When the kid is killed and Xenos turns his back on her, Bergen finds solace in lesbianism. All the while, Xenos is fomenting revolutions aimed at toppling the Trujillo-like despot (Alan Badel) responsible for the death of his father. The Adventurers received a lot of magazine coverage due to a poolside nude scene and the "guess who this is supposed to be?" nature of the cast of characters. But it failed to establish Bekim Fehmiu as an international star. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Ernest Borgnine - Fat Cat; Rossano Brazzi - Baron De Coyne; Olivia de Havilland - Deborah Hadley; Anna Moffo - Dania Leonardi; Leigh Taylor-Young - Amparo; Christian Roberts - Robert; Yorgo Voyagis - El Lobo; Fernando Rey - Jaime Xenos; John Ireland - Mr. Hadley; Jorge Martinez de Hoyos - El condor; Sydney Tafler - Col. Gutierrez; Yolande Donlan - Mrs. Erickson; Angela Scoular - Denisonde; Milena Vukotic - April; Jaclyn Smith - Belinda; Katherine Balfour - Roberto's Mother; Roberta Donatelli - Ampara, as a Child; Peter Graves - Trustee Banker; John Frederick - Mr. Erickson; Allan Cuthbertson - Hugh; Zienia Merton - Dax's Sister; Roberta Haynes - Dax's Mother; Lois Maxwell - Woman At Fashion Show; Loris Loddi - Dax, as a Child; Vanessa Lee - Trustee Banker's Wife; Michael Balfour - Detective; Katia Christina - Natalia; Katiushka Lanvin - Marita; Christine Delit - Brunette Girl Friend; Nadia Scarpitia - Giulia; Helena Ronee - Lexie; Randi Lind - Blond Girl Friend; Linda Towne - Michelle; Joal Carlo - Jose; Marcus Beck - Philippe; Gisela Kopel - Maid; David Canon - Hadley's Secretary; Manuel Serrano - Sergeant; Rey Vasquez - Manuelo; Kiki Gonclaves - General; Juan Estelrich - Radio Announcer; Anthony Hickox - Robert, as a Child; Carl Ecklund - Sergei, as a Child; Delia Boccardo - Caroline de Coyne; Ferdy [Ferdinand] Mayne - Sergei's Father; Jorge Marchegiant - El Condor
Credit
Aurelio Crugnola - Art Director, John Hoesli - Art Director, Jack Maxsted - Art Director, Harry Pottle - Art Director, Ronald Paterson - Costume Designer, Bill Cartlidge - First Assistant Director, Lewis Gilbert - Director, Ernest Day - Second Unit Director, Anne V. Coates - Editor, Antonio Carlos Jobim - Composer (Music Score), Stuart Freeborn - Makeup, Tony Masters - Production Designer, Claude Renoir - Cinematographer, Lewis Gilbert - Producer, Tony Masters - Producer, Vernon Dixon - Set Designer, Franco Fumagalli - Set Designer, Cliff John Richardson - Special Effects, Lewis Gilbert - Screenwriter, Michael Hastings - Screenwriter, Harold Robbins - Book Author
