The Last Adventure (1968) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Two adventurers and best friends, Roland and Manu, are the victims of a practical joke that costs Manu his pilot's license. With seeming contrition, the jokesters tell Roland and Manu about a crashed plane lying on the ocean floor off the coast of Congo stuffed with riches. The adventurers set off to find the loot. Going with them is Laetitia, an artistic young woman who treats them like brothers, plays along with their schemes, makes sculptures of found objects, and dreams of buying an old fort off the coast of Provence. The Congo tip turns out to be a double cross, and the adventurers must pick up the pieces. A trip to southern France completes a circle.

Cast & Crew

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Robert Enrico

Alain Delon

Lino Ventura

Joanna Shimkus

Serge Reggiani

Hans Meyer

Film Details

Also Known As

Les Aventuriers, Tre avventurieri

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adventure

Crime

Release Date

Sep 1968

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica; S. N. C.

Distribution Company

Universal Pictures

Country

France

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel Les aventuriers by José Giovanni (Paris, 1960).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 42m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

1.66 : 1

Synopsis

Manu, a stunt flyer, loses his license when he attempts a flight through the Arc de Triomphe. His friend Roland, a racing mechanic, likewise meets failure when his revolutionary racing car explodes. The two men meet Letitia, a sculptress whose first exhibition of welded metal has been a failure, and together they set off for the Congo coast to search for a downed plane with a cargo of gold and diamonds. [According to some sources they are joined by a vagrant who claims to be the plane's pilot and offers to reveal its location for a share of the treasure.] As they recover the loot, they are observed by a group of former mercenaries, who are likewise seeking the treasure. Posing as police, the mercenaries attempt to board the trio's boat, and Letitia is killed in the gunplay. Manu and Roland, who have grown to love Letitia, visit her aunt and uncle, who show them the deserted island ruin where she planned to live. The men discuss plans to use the treasure to fulfill the trio's dream of opening a restaurant on the island, but the mercenaries, who have followed them, intervene. Though the attackers are again unsuccessful in their attempt to steal the treasure, Manu is mortally wounded, and Roland is left alone.

Director

Robert Enrico

Cast

Alain Delon

Lino Ventura

Joanna Shimkus

Serge Reggiani

Hans Meyer

Thérèse Quentin

Guy Delorme

Jean Darie

Jean Trognon

Odile Poisson

Irène Tunc

Paul Crauchet

Crew

Gérard Beytout

Jean Boffety

Director of Photography

Robert Enrico

Jean Falloux

Special Effects

Christian Forget

Sound Recording

José Giovanni

José Giovanni

Paul Laffargue

Production Manager

Jacqueline Méppiel

Jean Nény

Sound Recording

Jacques D' Ovidio

Pierre Pelegri

Pierre Pelegri

René Pignères

Paco Rabanne

François De Roubaix

Serge Witta

Assistant Director

Film Details

Also Known As

Les Aventuriers, Tre avventurieri

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adventure

Crime

Release Date

Sep 1968

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica; S. N. C.

Distribution Company

Universal Pictures

Country

France

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel Les aventuriers by José Giovanni (Paris, 1960).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 42m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

1.66 : 1

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Paris opening: April 1967 as Les aventuriers; running time: 112 min. Italian title: I tre avventurieri.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1967

dubbed

Techniscope

Released in United States 1967

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