The Adventurers (1970 film)
The Adventurers is a 1970 American film based on the novel by Harold Robbins. It is directed, produced and written by Lewis Gilbert.
Set in South America, it tells the tale of a rich playboy, Dax Diogenes Alejandro Xenos Bekim Fehmiu who uses and destroys everyone who crosses his path. His vileness results from having seen his mother and sister raped and murdered by Government troops. But his obsession is to avenge his fathers murder. And yet, the father of Dax had been a true patriot unlike any of the other selfseeking Presidentes in an otherwise poor country always belonging to the revolution. After Dax is himself shot and dies below a statue erected to exploit the memory of his father, does he finally realize he loved his country but had failed both his country and to be the man his father was.Of note in this film is the beautiful and often haunting soundtrack. The songs were written by Bossa Nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. Of thesongs featured in this film, three of them, Childrens Games Chovendo na Roseira, A Bed of Flowers For Sue Ann Sue Ann and Dax amp AmparoLove Theme Olha Maria, went on to become some of Jobims signature songs. These songs were heard for the first time on this soundtrack. For all the bad press this movie received, the bright spot is the thoughtful and often tender music, which stands in stark contrast to the darkness of the themes of the story. ........
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