Caravans (1978)

Description

This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns 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. The young woman (jennifer O'Neill) has left her husband, a Colonel in the Shadom--she was his number two wife--and has opted for the lifestyle of a nomadic tribe. When the diplomat locates the girl he joins the caravan and attempts to persuade her to return. Caravans was filmed entirely on location near the Iran-Afghanistan border and features a fine performance by Anthony Quinn as the aging chieftain of the nomadic tribe.