I first watched this film on TV 20 years ago while in my teens and loved it.And after watching it 20 years later i love it and understand it even more.
From the the opening titles you just know this must have been a labour of love for both director and actors.With a wonderful score that would have an Oscar in a David Lean film, this film has everything.
The total horror of the pillaging of a village at the beginning showed the the barbaricy of the times,compared to many historical films in which brutal deaths occurred mainly on battlefields.
The acting is superb Michael Caine pulling off being a character who can be both compassionate and brutal.His final speech showing that in different times his true nature is closer the former than the latter.The main surprise in this film to me was Omar Sharif who played the part best described as a sane man in an insane world,for me this is the greatest performance he has ever given.
This film is more relevant than it has ever been showing the futility of war between religions.
From the the opening titles you just know this must have been a labour of love for both director and actors.With a wonderful score that would have an Oscar in a David Lean film, this film has everything.
The total horror of the pillaging of a village at the beginning showed the the barbaricy of the times,compared to many historical films in which brutal deaths occurred mainly on battlefields.
The acting is superb Michael Caine pulling off being a character who can be both compassionate and brutal.His final speech showing that in different times his true nature is closer the former than the latter.The main surprise in this film to me was Omar Sharif who played the part best described as a sane man in an insane world,for me this is the greatest performance he has ever given.
This film is more relevant than it has ever been showing the futility of war between religions.