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Caravans |  | Actors: Fahimeh Amouzandeh, Joseph Cotten, Parviz Gharib-Afshar, Behrouz Gueramian, Mohammad Kahnemout
Studio: Televista
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D44342D
UPC: 018619443422
EAN: 0018619443422
Theatrical Release Date: 1978
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
From the best-selling author of THE SOURCE, COVENANT, CARIBBEAN and CENTENNIAL, comes this classic tale of a young American embassy official (Michael Sarrazin) who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a U.S. Senator. Th
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 Great 1970s Era Film September 7, 2009
R. Pitts (Phoenix, Arizona)
It has a great soundtrack. A digitally remastered version should be created. There are very relevant themes from the 1970s in this film. The heroine Ellen is a woman who has to make great sacrifices to achieve her own freedom of spirit. The men in her life are a mixed bag of tricks. Her chosen lifestyle to live with nomads is a very "hippy" theme. I love it.
 Great book, great soundtrack, bad movie June 13, 2009
Andrew
I watched the movie because I read the book and listened to the soundtrack since I was a kid. But the editing is some of the worst I've ever seen. They used a butcher's knife to edit this movie. Scenes cut in and out at the wost places - the theme soundtrack cuts in abrubtly and ends just as abtrubtly. The movie lacks passion or the sense and feel that it deserves. Watch it if you must, but you'll probably be disappointed just as I was.
I love this film, but... February 10, 2008
CMCM (Nevada City, CA USA)
I've always had a soft spot for this movie, which was filmed mostly in and around Esfahan, Iran in 1977 while I was living and working there. The script unfortunately doesn't do justice to Michner's novel, but the scenery is beautiful and Mike Batt's soundtrack is exceptional. Some of the acting is truly awful and borderline embarrasssing (particularly Joseph Cotten and Michael Sarrazin). All this said, I confess to loving this movie as in many ways it is a trip down memory lane for me. I orginally recorded the film from TV onto VHS tape about 15 years ago and was glad to see it finally out on DVD....although the DVD quality is poor, unfortunately. I wish there had been some extra features on the DVD as well.
 Worst DVD Quality ever seen October 25, 2007
Bernd Benecke (Munich, Germany)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I heart a lot of bad things about this film but was happy to have it finally 30 years after I first heart the fantastic soundtrack by Mike Batt. And that's one plus of the DVD, you get the soundtrack as a bonus. Well the film itself is as bad as expected (worst performances, uninspired direction), so no surprise on that. But the technical standard tops it all. My first impression was it's an illegal copy, picture and sound are as taken from a very very old VHS-tape, no digital remastering (as it says on the cover) for sure. Unbelievable, making (legal!) copies of my old VHS-tapes myself gives better results than that. So beware - it's a chance to have the film but the technical quality is a mess!
Caravans - the Film July 16, 2006
I. E. Esat (South Africa)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Having waited over 25 years to finally see this film I must say that I have ended up with rather mixed feelings! A mediocre script does little justice to the deep and emotive themes in Michener's stunning novel. The author's empathy for the people of Afghanistan, his appreciation for the societal and political conflicts within post World War 2 Middle East and his understanding of the complexities of the rebellious young spirit are regrettably lost in this screen adaptation of the book. However, the movie is definitely worth seeing for probably one of the best musical scores ever, some great views of the Iranian desert and a sterling performance from Anthony Quinn.
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