The Last Adventure

The Last Adventure

1967 · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · Adventure, Drama, Romance

Two adventurers and best friends, Roland and Manu, are the victims of a practical joke that costs Manu his pilot's license. With seeming contrition, the jokesters tell Roland and Manu about a crashed plane lying on the ocean floor off the coast of Congo stuffed with riches. The adventurers set off to find the loot.

Directed by Robert Enrico · Written by José Giovanni

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