The show, on a grand DeMille scale, is technically magnificent and will earn many times its cost at the nation's box offices.

The beginning and end are spectacular -- Cecil B DeMille proving yet again that, even as a director, he was a great producer -- but this maritime vessel does get very watery amidships.

The film's most interesting element is seeing Wayne cast in a role with unexpectedly dark shadings, a far cry from the spotless heroes he played during this period but a hint at the complex characters he would later essay in The Searchers and Red River.

One of the greatest and most extraordinary movies we have admired from DeMille. [Full Review in Spanish]