Product Details

• Actors: Fahimeh Amouzandeh, Joseph Cotten, Parviz Gharib-Afshar, Behrouz Gueramian, Mohammad Kahnemout
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Televista
• DVD Release Date: October 2, 2007
• Run Time: 127 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00023BN2O
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,014 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
From the best-selling author of THE SOURCE, COVENANT, CARIBBEAN and CENTENNIAL, comes this classic tale of a young American embassy official (Michael Sarrazin) who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a U.S. Senator. Th

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Caravans the movie lacks passion, August 1, 2004

By	D. Wilson (Liberty, North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this movie having never seen it before. My father purchased the sound track album in the early 80s and my whole family flipped over this sound track. The sound track is one of the best sound tracks I have ever heard. It is very moving. I was in my early twenties when I fell in love with this sound track and now in my fortys, I still crank the volume for the caravan theme song. I had heard the movie was not very good even though it has a lot of big names. In my opinion the movie lacks passion. You do not feel the passion that the missing wife has for the life she is now leading and never understand why she left her husband or even married him. You do not feel the love that any man has for her and three men are in love with her. The only thing and it's a BIG plus is that the movie comes with the soundtrack. The sound track is worth every bit of the cost of the movie.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great film, poor DVD-quality, October 17, 2004

By	M. Schneider "Schneider" (Cologne, Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A great film with one of the best soundtracks ever written. I was eagerly yearning for this DVD to be released, but I am now very, very disappointed: The DVD is definitely not „digitally remasted" as stated on the cover, but it obvoiusly seems to be a very poor transcription from a rental-VHS-tape which has been viewed dozens of times. Both the picture and sound quality are miserable. It is really a pity that this great movie is treated that way. I hope that another company will re-release it in proper quality.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars There are two reasons to view this film . . ., February 5, 2006

By	ramlo "reader with eclectic tastes" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

. . . a super soundtrack that has haunted me for years and the stunning views of the Iranian desert. I saw this movie back in the early 80s and managed to tape it the next time it came on--and that was the last I heard of it. I'd watch my "edited for TV" tape every so often and have nagging memories of what was left out. I do like this movie. True, Jennifer O'Neill is totally incongruous amongst the nomads, but hey, it's a movie. I am glad it's finally available on DVD, but the film quality is poor. One of the extras is the sountrack--and that makes it worth the purchase. On a side note, when I first saw the film, I went and read Michener's novel. I didn't like Ellen as well, but the cultural and historical aspects I picked up on Afghanistan have served me well these past 25 yrs.