The Rainbow Thief

1990

Drama / Fantasy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 1643 1.6K

Plot summary

A petty crook, in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, hopes to cash in by befriending an heir to a huge fortune.

Director

Alejandro Jodorowsky Photo
Alejandro Jodorowsky

Top cast

Christopher Lee Photo
Christopher Lee as Uncle Rudolf
Peter Dennis Photo
Peter Dennis as Winter
Brian Hibbard Photo
Brian Hibbard as Madame Claire
Peter O'Toole Photo
Peter O'Toole as Prince Meleagre
720p.BluRay
859.38 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by t-xy

Omar Sharif is outstanding

Being a fan of both Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, I had seen the film before, but I never much liked it. Maybe it has something to do with the general unlikability of all the characters. The only really fun part is Christopher Lee's big scene early on. That's worth seeing at least once for the sheer craziness of it.When I re-watched the film recently, I still couldn't much like it as a whole, and I couldn't shake off the feeling that Peter O'Toole was in it solely because he had signed a contract and couldn't get out of it. He plays his part, but his heart doesn't seem to be in it. I can't say that I blame him. His part is a rotten one. For his fans, this film is likely to be a disappointment.But I was struck by Sharif's performance. He owns the film! Right from the beginning his acting is amazing - some of it is almost the stuff of pantomime. What a strange part this is for him, and how wonderful he is in it. And what a great actor he was when he got a chance to show it. A pity that he didn't get parts like this earlier on in his career instead of the playboys and infatuated lovers he played in so many big budget productions.No, it's not a great film. Not one of Jodorowsky's better ones. But it may be worth watching for the delightful performance of Omar Sharif. If you don't go into it with high expectations, and you don't expect a plot that makes sense (there is none), you might actually enjoy it.
Reviewed by planktonrules 4 / 10

Interesting...not good...but interesting.

"The Rainbow Thief" is a very frustrating film to watch. Parts of it are very good and quite memorable, such as the early scenes with Christopher Lee as well as Omar Sharif's performance. But the film, overall, is a boring mess...as well as having one of Peter O'Toole's weaker performances.When the story begins, a bunch of greedy relatives come to Rudolf's estate...ostensibly to suck up to him since Rudolf (Christopher Lee) is elderly and very rich. However, he slips in to a coma and stays there for years!In the meantime, the film switches to the poorest part of the city. A man calling himself 'Prince Meleagre' )Peter O'Toole) lives in the sewers and seems quite happy with his craptastic life. Much of it is because the thief, Dima (Omar Sharif), takes care of Meleagre...bringing him food and whatever else he wants. Why? Because Dima has been told that when Uncle Rudolf dies, Meleagre will be his heir...and Dima wants money and the good life.The performance by Sharif is truly unusual and very physical for the 58 year-old man. He is very good as the thief. As for O'Toole, he mostly acts weird like his character from "The Ruling Class" but without any energy or fun. As for the plot...it's an acquired taste...one that I certainly did NOT acquire! I found the overall film to be wonderful in parts but completely unsatisfying as a whole.By the way, if you were wondering what sort of dog Meleagre has, it's an Irish Wolfhound...Irish like O'Toole. It's the tallest dog breed in the world. I actually found the dog much more interesting than the film itself!
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