The Rover (1967 film)

The Rover
The Rover
Directed by	Terence Young
Screenplay by	Jo Eisinger
Based on	The Rover; by Joseph Conrad
Produced by	American Broadcasting Company
Starring	Anthony Quinn; Rosanna Schiaffino; Rita Hayworth; Richard Johnson
Cinematography	Leonida Barboni
Edited by	Peter Thornton
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date	1967;
Running time	103 minutes
Budget	$1,325,000
Box office	$295,000

L'avventuriero (internationally released as The Rover) is a 1967 Italian war-drama film directed by Terence Young and starring Anthony Quinn.^[2] It is based on the 1923 novel The Rover written by Joseph Conrad.^[3]

Cast

Anthony Quinn as Peyrol
Rosanna Schiaffino as Arlette
Rita Hayworth as Caterina
Richard Johnson as Real
Ivo Garrani as Scevola
Mino Doro as Dussard
Luciano Rossi as Michel
Mirko Valentin as Jacot
Giovanni Di Benedetto as Lt. Bolt
Anthony Dawson as Capitain Vincent

Production

The film was one of a number of collaborations between Terence Young and Richard Johnson.^[4]

Reception

The film performed disappointingly at the box office, earning $225,000 in rentals internationally and $70,000 domestically. According to ABC records, it suffered an overall loss of $1,595,000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, 31 May 1973 p 3
^ Mario Gerosa. Il cinema di Terence Young. Il foglio, 2009.
^ Gene M. Moore (2 November 2006). Conrad on Film. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0521026792.
^ Vagg, Stephen (2 February 2026). "Not Quite Movie Star and Forgotten British Mogul: Richard Johnson". Filmink. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

External links

The Rover at IMDb
The Rover at Rotten Tomatoes

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[variety-1] "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, 31 May 1973 p 3

[2] Mario Gerosa. Il cinema di Terence Young. Il foglio, 2009.

[3] Gene M. Moore (2 November 2006). Conrad on Film. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0521026792.

[john-4] Vagg, Stephen (2 February 2026). "Not Quite Movie Star and Forgotten British Mogul: Richard Johnson". Filmink. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

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v t e Joseph Conrad (works)
Novels	Almayer's Folly An Outcast of the Islands The Nigger of the "Narcissus" Heart of Darkness Lord Jim The End of the Tether Nostromo The Secret Agent Under Western Eyes Chance Victory The Shadow-Line The Arrow of Gold The Rescue The Rover Suspense
Short stories and novellas	"The Black Mate" "The Idiots" "An Outpost of Progress" "The Lagoon" "Karain: A Memory" "The Return" "Youth" "Amy Foster" "Falk" "Typhoon" "The Duel" "The Secret Sharer" "Freya of the Seven Isles" "The Inn of the Two Witches" "Because of the Dollars" "The Tale"
Collections	Tales of Unrest Youth, A Narrative; and Two Other Stories Typhoon and Other Stories A Set of Six 'Twixt Land and Sea Within the Tides Tales of Hearsay
Other works	The Inheritors Romance "The Nature of a Crime" A Personal Record Last Essays
Adaptations	Victory (1919) Lord Jim (1925) The Silver Treasure (1926) Dangerous Paradise (1930) Sabotage (1936) Victory (1940) Outcast of the Islands (1951) Lord Jim (1965) The Rover (1967) The Secret Agent (1975) The Duellists (1977) Apocalypse Now (1979) The Secret Agent (1992) Heart of Darkness (1993) Victory (1996) The Secret Agent (1996) Nostromo (1997 TV) Gabrielle (2005) Almayer's Folly (2011) Spec Ops: The Line (2012 video game) Hanyut (2014) Secret Sharer (2014) The Secret Agent (2016) The Young One (2016)
Related	Apollo Korzeniowski (father) Joseph Conrad's career at sea Joseph Conrad (ship)