Search - The Last Valley [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1971 DVD Release: 05/25/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 6 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 1 Genres: Adventure, Adventure Drama, Costume Adventure See Also: The Last Valley

Noted novelist and sometime film director James Clavell, wrote, directed, and produced this adaptation of J.B. Pick's novel, set during the Thirty Years' War of 1618-1648. During the chaotic confrontations and shifting alliances of the war, a hidden valley protected from the outside world becomes an oasis of peace. Vogel (Omar Sharif), a one-time school teacher now on the run, travels into the peaceful valley. Following Vogel a short time later is a rag-tag and exhausted army, led by The Captain (Michael Caine). Utilizing Vogel as a mediator, the Captain arranges a truce with the valley population -- pledging to protect the people of the valley from invasion in return for food and shelter during the cold winter months. At the end of the season, the army leaves to fight another battle, Vogel is asked to depart from the hidden valley, and the valley and its population continues on and endures. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Michael Caine - Captain
Omar Sharif - Vogel
Florinda Bolkan - Erica
Nigel Davenport - Gruber
Per Oscarsson - Father Sebastian

James Clavell directs Michael Caine and Omar Sharif in The Last Valley, a drama about the Thirty Years War. The film is presented on DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but those with a taste for period films and fans of Clavell's work should certainly enjoy this DVD. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide