| Director | Gérard Oury, Lewis Gilbert |
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| Genre | adventure film, drama film, film based on literature |
| Runtime | 171 min |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $7.8 million |
Dax Xenos, a ten-year-old boy in the South American country of Corteguay, witnesses the rape and murder of his mother and teenage sister by government soldiers and runs to his father, Jaime, who is with a band of revolutionaries. Jaime's men capture the government soldiers, give Dax the privilege of personally executing his mother's murderers, and then take the boy to their hideout in the mountains, where he meets Amparo, the daughter of the revolutionary leader Rojo. After the rebels oust the dictator and establish Rojo as president, Dax accompanies his father to Rome, where Jaime is to serve as an ambassador.
Years later, Jaime returns to Corteguay to find that Rojo has established himself as a dictator. He contacts El Condor, the new revolutionary leader, but is killed by Colonel Gutierrez, Rojo's security chief. Dax, now a young man, returns to Corteguay for his father's funeral. Rojo persuades Dax, who does not know the cause of his father's death, to convince El Condor to surrender. However, when El Condor surrenders, he is killed by Gutierrez.
Because his promise to El Condor was betrayed, Dax murders Gutierrez, confronts Rojo with his betrayal, and returns to Rome. He becomes a gigolo and finally marries millionaire Sue Ann Daley, but they soon divorce. Dax again returns to Corteguay, this time for the unveiling of a statue of his father, and finds himself thrust into yet another revolution.
Led this time by El Lobo, the revolution succeeds when Dax murders Rojo. Meanwhile, Dax learns that Amparo has borne him a son. Delighted, he sends her back to Rome intending to establish a democracy in Corteguay and return to his new family. However, he is assassinated by the vengeful son of El Condor.