writers_reign I've never been particularly enamoured of either Oliver Reed or Rita Tushingham but both are beyond excellent in this vaguely unclassifiable yarn in which Reed makes a living as a fur trapper but could probably earn a similar amount peddling excess testosterone and Tushingham spends 60 % of her screen time looking cute. The plot of sorts has Reed visiting a trading-post after two or three winters in the wild, claims the money he left with a store owner for safe keeping and is persuaded by the store-owner's wife to 'buy' the mute Tushingham (she hasn't spoken since she witnessed the massacre of her family by indians) as a wife-cum-slave for exactly the same amount of cash her husband has just handed over. From this point - about two reels in - all that is left is to show the couple growing closer until they eventually bond. That's all there is but it's more than enough and I'd happily watch it again.

guardian590 This movie REEKS of macho-ism, A classic frontier life saga, with action/adventure, romance, intrigue, Death. It has Great wilderness/nature shots, decent stage work, great extras, great writing & a simple story line. Ollie & Rita are just fantastic.My favorite scene & line was when Ollie bought the girl..... "A thousand dollars for a woman who cant talk???........Better than one who talks too much" !!!....... roflmao.....didn't take Ollie long to decide,....Here Take......Ohhhh yea.I've seen several versions of this marvelous flick....from its intro on cable when i was a little pup in 1966-67, ....& YES it made a big impression on that little lad.I didn't see again till the video rental craze in the late 80's early 90's, was gonna buy the tape when the video store went out of business,......but the greedy P*&^$s wanted $70 for a used rental tape,..little wonder they closed.... then cables crappy cut versions,.....what a sin. PRAISE TCM for running it UNCUT. I had several copies but lost them in a tragedy. I finally found a respectably priced DVD after years of searching. Thank God for bootleggers and torrents.

katspc2000 This is one of those movies that once seen you will never forget it. It leaves you with a feeling of delight after watching it. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to sit riveted to their seat the entire movie.I was 14 yrs old in 1970 when I saw this movie and to this day at almost 50 I still think of the times me and my mother and brother watched it. My brother would imitate Oliver Reeds character and dance for us and make us laugh until we cried. Rita Tushingham and Oliver Reeds performances are just remarkable. I hope its never re-made as I cant see anyone capturing the magic these two created on the screen. Its a must own, as you may find yourself watching it time and time again like reading a favorite book that takes you somewhere you want to keep going to. I hope you get to see it.

TM-2 This is one of my all time favorites. Can't wait for it to hit DVD...but with DVD coming up on 10 years maybe I'll be out of luck.Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham are just brilliant. It is like being transported back in time. Honestly, if you can see it do so. The wolf attack is scary and you never know exactly how it will end...and I'm not telling. It is a lost classic in the true terms of the words. While I have not seen it for almost 35 years, it has stuck with me. It is well worth searching out but thus far, I have been unsuccessful.Rita Tushingham plays her part very well and you can't help feeling like you want to protect her from 'the savage brute'.August 2016 update. (Many years from first review!)Still waiting for a definitive or even good DVD or hopefully BLU Ray. I bought the PAL Italian version and thought I'd share my views:I just got it. Not great quality but if, like me, you want to see the movie it is all that's really out there.The Italian disc is PAL not NTSC so you need to have the equipment to play it of convert it to a playable file format. This may be the biggest hurdle for most in the US but maybe not.The Italian disk is widescreen but NOT anamorphic which makes the image low quality Its a 4:3 image with the center portion having the image. It does play with wide black bars on ALL sides of the image on a 16:9 screen. You can magnify it if your TV allows this but you get a bigger fuzzier image. Watching on an iPad works mostly because of the size and aspect ratio. On the plus side it is widescreen so you see the whole movie.Second, the colors are very dull and drab. I do not recall it quite like that. The sound quality is stereo and I found sharp, crisp and of good quality. It was very easy to understand the spoken word. The music and sound effects had some very nice base and complimented the movie very well. This is where the disc shines in my opinion.The movie is a TRUE classic with two of Britain's greatest stars. Rita Tushingham and Oliver Reed are great in this action adventure that has no real equal. That this movie isn't available on BluRay is almost criminal. In summary, if you need to see this movie, this is your only option.Pros: Great sound. Widescreen. Original English soundtrack Cons: Non-anamorphic picture that has a dull / drab color scheme. Sharpness lacking