Sandokan

Originally this mini-series was also on Dutch television , somewhere around 1976.It was a major success; almost divine pictures and a true romantic story. I looked for Sandokan, first on Video much later also on DVD. When I found it, all the stores on the internet could not deliver this item. Finally got my new copy through Ebay; the whole series , plus the '63 release of the young Sandokan, and the '96 return of Sandokan.

for those of you not remembering all; He does get away in the end together with Yanes de Gomera and three other loyalist... In the return, 20 years later (both Kabir Bedi and Philippe Leroy are still the same!!!)they fight their way back to Mompracem...

Watching this series again made me feel proud to not be an Englishman.

for the kids of Romanian "Golden Age" , front of scenes from a too far time and place, "Sandokan" was more than a cool series. it was the best. for exoticism, for the clichés, for the erotic nuances, for the values and fight scenes, for the brave hero and his girl friend , for the portraits of bad guys, for tension. and, sure, for the music. because , today, it is so easy to chaff a dusty series, with large parts from the adventure story for teenagers, with a story who seems a naive sketch. yes, "Sandokan" is a very old story. seductive, too. for the kid inside us.

Excellent mini-series, filmed on location in Asia with lots of indigenous people as extras, lending the series a feel of authenticity and enhancing credibility.

Leading man Kabir Bedi looks like he was born to play the role, radiating charisma and possessing major screen presence.

Also notable is the great soundtrack, with the catchy theme by Oliver Onions.

Sandokan was one of the most successful TV series of the italian television of the 70s An entire generation of children growed up singing it's main theme I can be biased but I remember it was a pretty good movie

I have first seen this series when I was a kid (about 10 years old). Most of the movies you liked as a child a you will laugh about when you are an adult. But now I am about 30 years old and I have seen the series again and I liked it again very, very much. The Actors are great - Carole Andre was my first "love" as a child, Kabir Bedi is a very cool pirate and many others are very good although they are only amateur actors from south east asia - the story has suspense and action. It's a sort of Robin Hood story playing in Malaysia. The best series I ever saw. And I found many people on the net that agreed... don't miss it... ahh I forgot: The soundtrack from Oliver Onions is the best soundtrack I EVER heard... you have to hear the music...GREAT!! I do not know why I am the only one up to now who voted for the movie. But believe me... I (a declared science-fiction fan) love this series... and it is wonderful although it comes from italy!!!!!!!