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Sandokan the Great

1963 · 90 min

A colourful, old-fashioned jungle romp of swordfights, exotic scenery and broad heroics that plays like a Saturday matinee.

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Steve Reeves, Geneviève Grad, Andrea Bosic
Tagline
Heroism and High Adventure in the Malay Jungle!
Overview
After the capture of the Sultan of Muluder, Sandokan, the sultan's son, leads a guerilla army through treacherous jungles to free his father and defeat Queen Victoria's army of invaders.

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Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Steve Reeves, Geneviève Grad, Andrea Bosic
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • colonialism
  • revenge
  • love
  • freedom
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Written by
Víctor Andrés Catena, Umberto Lenzi, Fulvio Gicca Palli
Starring
Steve Reeves, Geneviève Grad, Andrea Bosic, Rik Battaglia, Mario Valdemarin, Leo Anchóriz, Antonio Molino Rojo, Enzo Fiermonte
Music
Giovanni Fusco
Cinematography
Aurelio G. Larraya, Angelo Lotti
Runtime
90 min
Country
Spain, France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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