SummarySet in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and modern, liberal father-in-law.
Directed By:Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written By:Menno Meyjes, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Alain Godard, Hans Ruesch
Day of the Falcon
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
32
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
0% Positive
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83% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Negative
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1 Review
Mar 4, 2013
50
A far, far cry from “Lawrence of Arabia,” but it has its diversions.
Feb 28, 2013
40
Helmer/co-scripter Jean-Jacques Annaud's rep for spectacle over screenplay is again borne out in this overblown yet oddly anemic epic of warring Arabian tribes during the nascent oil boom.
Feb 28, 2013
40
Banderas hams and Pinto flutters. If it weren’t for Strong and some colourful art direction, you could chalk this up as a busted well.
Feb 28, 2013
40
There's undoubtedly a good film to be made out of the scramble for oil in the Arabian desert in the 1920s – but this, for all its herculean efforts, is not it.
Feb 28, 2013
40
Ambitious but very tedious and talkatively hackneyed, redeemed just a smidge by the money shots of a swarm of extras on horseback sweeping across the sands.
Feb 28, 2013
0
There's an enormous amount of perverse pleasure to be had here for those who get off on the annihilation of nuance.
User score
Generally Favorable
43% Positive
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29% Mixed
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2 Ratings
Jul 21, 2014
5
Meta Critic gave this film a score of 35 of 100. That's odd because it's really a better film than that. I liked the Arab Chief who was more interested in his traditions than the flow of oil. The conflict with he and the other Arab leader was interesting. Usually Arab's in film are terrorists to be shot, but here there is more to it, as the Western Influence is Oil Conglomerates. The film is not as bad as these Critics complain. VERDICT: CRITICAL CRICKETS ~ 55 OF 100
Production Company:
- Quinta Communications
- Prima TV
- Carthago Films S.a.r.l.
- France 2 Cinéma
- Doha Film Institute
Release Date:Mar 1, 2013
Duration:2 h 10 m
Rating:R
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
