The Last Valley (1971)

Thanks for the memories!

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Is this movie historically accurate? - my answer is I don't know Is this movie entertaining? - NOT in my view. 2 hours - find an alternative of something better to do, even given such a good cast as it has, I cannot to be fair, call this in any way shape or form as having any "entertainment value" whatsoever

This is one of the few movies that play in the times of the so- called The Thirty Years' War, that was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts on Central European soil (1618-1648), around 8 million people died through war, hunger and illnesses like the Black Death.I just remember Flesh and Blood (Rutger Hauer, director Paul Verhoeven in 1985) and recently Black Death (2010) with Sean Bean and Carice van Houten (ofc playing a sexy as hell witch) playing at these times of hardship.The movie got two really great actors - Omar Sharif and Michael Caine and involves everything that the dark medieval times in our imagination evoke: war, religious superstition, witchcraft, witchhunt, death, the Black Death.The story: a band of mercenaries occupies a from war untouched valley and peacefully coexist with German Catholic villagers, but the balance is very delicate and the Captain, leader of the mercenaries, must rule with an iron fist and his and the wits of a teacher to keep the peace, as the peaceful coexistence is endangered by the power struggle with a fanatic Catholic priest and the richest landowner in the valley, and the greed of his soldiers. The movie looks a little dated but the story and the good acting make this one a little, maybe forgotten gem. If you like the other mentioned movies this one is definitely a movie for you.

Very impressive movie about the famous thirty years war that was set place in Germany and become a massacre in name of God...based on a book this picture explain how all religions explore the fear....Despite the English accent infect the original story,the natural choice should be a native German to play the main roles even Caine and Shariff doing their best...simply fantastic piece of art!!!Waiting for a new restoration!!!Resume:First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 Source: DVD / Rating: 9

Its rare that I give any movie a 10 out of 10 but this film really deserves it. The acting, the action, the atmosphere, the camera work and the sublime scenery that surrounds the village is enough to make you want to book yourselves a ticket to Bavaria or Austria. The captain (Michael Cain) is a tragic hero. He's a man who has been shaped by the war and turned in to a brutal and ruthless soldier who has the respect of the men that follow him and eventually the locals. The Last Valley is a sophisticated war movie and a real treat for all you intellectuals who love European history. Why this film is so hard to find I will never know but once you discover it you will immediately fall in love.The fact that I can not find a bad comment on IMDb about this movie should speak volumes to those of you who are still deciding whether to go and rent or buy this film.