A confusing mess based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert finds Valerie, the daughter of Carthage's leader Garrone, in love with hired mercenary Sernas, the leader of a band of men causing strife within the city because Garrone refuses to pay them for their heroics. Valerie promises her lover
jewels as repayment, but problems arise when local politico Purdom fills the jewel chests with rocks, taking the real gems for himself. The mercenaries attack once more, but Purdom's plot is revealed and he is executed. Valerie and Sernas are reunited once more. This simple story is lost in a
myriad of poor production values. The script is dopey with an amateurish job on the pho...
Released:
1960
Rated:
NR
Length:
72 mins