This movie is in the oist of the 50 worst movies of all time. I don't think it was that bad. True John Wayne has a hard time being Mongolian Temujin (Genghis Khan). Susan Haywood portrays Bortai, who Temujin wants for a wife. Her father had killed Temujin's father. This movie has intrigue and betrayal. The shaman (John Hoyt) is the greatest betrayer. He even tries to fool Wang Khan (Thomas Gomez) into not supporting Temujin, who was his closest ally. In the end the shaman murders Wang Khan, and Temujin murders him. During the movie Temujin is wounded, and taken prisoner. However his wife is able to help him escape. So most of the asians are played by Mexicans. Pedro Armendáriz portrays his blood brother, who is manipulated by the shaman to look like a traitor.
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of this movie is that it was filmed near St. George, Utah which was in the down winder area. 40 percent of the participants in the film developed cancer.
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