The Last Valley
The Last Valley is a 1971 film directed by James Clavell, a historical drama set during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). A mercenary soldier (Michael Caine) and a teacher (Omar Sharif), each fleeing the religious war in southern Germany, accidentally find the valley, untouched by the war, and there live in peace. Based upon the novel The Last Valley (1959), by J. B. Pick, the cinematic version of The Last Valley, directed by James Clavell, was the final feature film photographed with the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process until it was revived to make the film Baraka in 1991.
Plot
"The Captain" (Michael Caine) leads a band of mercenaries who fight for the highest bidder regardless of religion. His soldiers pillage the countryside, and rape and loot when not fighting. Vogel (Omar Sharif) is a former teacher trying to survive the slaughter of civilians occurring throughout south-central Germany. Vogel runs from the Captain's forces, but eventually stumbles upon an idyllic mountain valley, untouched by war.
More details
| author | James Clavell |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Germany |
| director | James Clavell |
| editor | John Bloom |
| events | Alps |
| genre | adventure drama historical |
| keywords | atheist battle of rheinfelden burned at the stake catholic catholic priest devil-worshipping witchcraft food shortage kill major siege operation protestant rhineland torture trap witch cult young woman |
| musicBy | John Barry |
| producer | James Clavell |
| productionCompany | American Broadcasting Company |
| publisher | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
| recordedAt | Austria |
| theme | independent |