Gable plays one of them, an older cowboy who likes to hunt mustangs which upsets Monroe , she believes hurting animals is just as wrong as hurting human beings. The film definetely has a message there, after a while they all agree that she s right and set the mustangs free again. The filming took its time because Gable s health wasn t exactly tip top. Neither him nor Monroe lived to see the opening. The jesuit monastery in the Brazilian jungle is threatened by different fractions within the church and also by political powers.
Irons plays one of the priests who doesn t believe in fighting but in love.
De Niro , on the other hand, believes in the power of the sword, that is, until he undergoes an incredible personality change that I can t believe would happen. Although a grand picture it s much too slow and unexciting. A love story set in Africa with Gable playing an old unmarried gentleman who knows the jungle. He meets two young women who are both attracted to him. I get the feeling that Gable is too old for these ladies, he was 28 years older than Kelly.