Cool movie. I liked it when the two teenagers developed a friendly relationship with each other. Peter O'Toole stars as the bad guy who will do anything to achieve the seventh coin. I would recommend this movie for teenagers from 13 to 19 years of age.
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Story Line
smartenuff12 July 2008
This is to correct info from previous poster- whpratt1. The young female lead, Ronnie, is played by female actress Alexandria Powers. The young male lead, Salim, is played by Navin Chowdhry. Peter O'Toole gives another superb performance as the villain, Emil,who is after a valuable missing coin. There is no "triangle", Jill Novick as Brenda has a supporting role and is not involved in the main storyline, there are no nude scenes - the scene referred to was of an Arabic public bath with robed men that perhaps a young child might find titillating. This is an enjoyable adventure movie set in Israel that is suitable for teen-agers and up.
My second comment on this movie
delenn719 June 2001
I commented on this movie nearly a year ago. I would like to add to my last comment. This movie is about 2 teens who run away from a bad guy and his 2 men who are chasing the kids for a coin. The main bad guys thinks he was a king in a past life. I would give this movie 6 out of 10. It's too bad it's not on dvd.
Romance masquerading as adventure
Leofwine_draca5 June 2015
On the face of it, THE SEVENTH COIN is an Indiana Jones-style adventure that tells of the hunt for a fabled magic coin that once belonged to King Herod. There's no magical or supernatural stuff here, but the movie was shot in Israel so there's plenty of authentic value in the old walled city locations of Jerusalem.
The adventure stuff is kept to a minimum, despite the extensive presence of Peter O'Toole, playing a perfectly mannered British villain, you know, the type the Americans love so much. O'Toole will do anything to get his hands on this fabled coin, and the only thing standing in his way are a couple of kids in actual possession of the artifact: one of them's an American tourist, the other a Palestinian kid.
Most of the running time is made up of a star-crossed romance between these kids, a romance that takes the form of a sweet and sentimental friendship that gradually develops into something more. There's something controversial about this cross-cultural relationship and it's no surprise that the ending is a real cop-out, but it doesn't really provide much in the way of entertainment value. Watch out for John Rhys-Davies playing a gruff cop. Okay, when is he anything else but gruff?
The adventure stuff is kept to a minimum, despite the extensive presence of Peter O'Toole, playing a perfectly mannered British villain, you know, the type the Americans love so much. O'Toole will do anything to get his hands on this fabled coin, and the only thing standing in his way are a couple of kids in actual possession of the artifact: one of them's an American tourist, the other a Palestinian kid.
Most of the running time is made up of a star-crossed romance between these kids, a romance that takes the form of a sweet and sentimental friendship that gradually develops into something more. There's something controversial about this cross-cultural relationship and it's no surprise that the ending is a real cop-out, but it doesn't really provide much in the way of entertainment value. Watch out for John Rhys-Davies playing a gruff cop. Okay, when is he anything else but gruff?
It's like Romy and Michelle meet Aladdin.
mark.waltz13 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The comedy in this action film set in old Jerusalem is probably the most unfunny I've seen in the ancient world outside of "Caveman" and "Wholly Moses", featuring two teenaged girls that would have made me leave the theater regardless of whether they were on the screen or in the audience. They are completely obnoxious, dumber than a box of dust from the tablets of Commandments 13-15 taught to us by Mel Brooks. Alexandra Powers and Ally Walker lack in screen presence, and they were at risk of destroying old Jerusalem simply just by being there. Navin Chowdhry has charm to spare but unfortunately it doesn't rub off on the two girls, and when he becomes involved with one of them after stealing their camera, he is forced to overplay this adorable nature, a combination of Haaji from "Johnny Quest" and the innocence of Sabu. So he's a thief trying to keep his grandfather from starving, yet he never really stops to mourn him other than for a few seconds after the old man is murdered by the evil Peter O'Toole in the efforts to get ahold of the ancient coin that fell into his hands.
The former Lawrence of Arabia is completely evil here, reprehensible and vicious, the British version of the nasty Nazi from "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The location sequences filled in old Jerusalem are certainly quite gorgeous, but the surrounding elements of acting and plot are inexcusably wretched. John Rhys-Davies from the Indiana Jones movies bellows all his lines like an Arabic Archie Bunker, and O'Toole has absolutely no subtlety. But leading lady Paul takes the prize for the worst leading teen ever presented on screen, up there with Brooke Shields from "Sahara" and Kathy Ireland in "Alien from L. A.". There's no way that Paul would survive the ordeal she finds herself in, and when she claims that the male on the date always pays (even though he lives in complete squalor), she makes herself completely unlikeable and wretchedly self serving. Chowdhry even as a peasant would be more happy starving and destitute than involved with the likes of her. If it wasn't for the use of the old city for the shoot, I'd be desperately trying to find a way to give this a negative number as my rating.
The former Lawrence of Arabia is completely evil here, reprehensible and vicious, the British version of the nasty Nazi from "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The location sequences filled in old Jerusalem are certainly quite gorgeous, but the surrounding elements of acting and plot are inexcusably wretched. John Rhys-Davies from the Indiana Jones movies bellows all his lines like an Arabic Archie Bunker, and O'Toole has absolutely no subtlety. But leading lady Paul takes the prize for the worst leading teen ever presented on screen, up there with Brooke Shields from "Sahara" and Kathy Ireland in "Alien from L. A.". There's no way that Paul would survive the ordeal she finds herself in, and when she claims that the male on the date always pays (even though he lives in complete squalor), she makes herself completely unlikeable and wretchedly self serving. Chowdhry even as a peasant would be more happy starving and destitute than involved with the likes of her. If it wasn't for the use of the old city for the shoot, I'd be desperately trying to find a way to give this a negative number as my rating.
Superb visit to Old Jerusalem.
Bruce-1046 June 1999
The acting, directing, editing and script are excellent. Cinematography is brilliant. A good treatment of greed, young love (without the obligatory sex scenes), class and cultural differences, the film's chase sequences are a brilliant kaleidescope of Old Jerusalem. It is difficult to believe that a visit there could be as visually rich as watching this film.
It is a relief to see a romantic young couple not grabbing for sex but rather more interested in each other's personalities and cultural differences. Their youth and innocence contrast strongly with the cadaverous presence of Peter O'Toole, whom greed has transformed into a caricature of human form, unalive to the vitality and beauty around him.
It is a relief to see a romantic young couple not grabbing for sex but rather more interested in each other's personalities and cultural differences. Their youth and innocence contrast strongly with the cadaverous presence of Peter O'Toole, whom greed has transformed into a caricature of human form, unalive to the vitality and beauty around him.
Comedy & Drama
whpratt123 October 2006
Found this film for sale for only one dollar on DVD and enjoyed every minute of the story which involved two young girls who were tourists and wound up getting caught in a sort of triangle. Peter O'Toole,(Emil Saber),"Romeo & Me",'06 was a coin collector and was seeking another coin to increase the value of his collection. Emil was a sort of nut, who would do anything to obtain another coin. Alexandria Powers(Ronnie),"Zigs",'01 was a young boy who went around stealing items from the tourists in order to feed and care for his elderly grandfather. Ally Walker, (Lisa) "Happy Texas",'99 and Jill Novick,(Brenda) are young ladies who get deeply involved with Ronnie and the nut case, Emil. There are quite a few funny scenes where nudity is shown, especially when men go into a woman's public bath and vice versa. All the actors gave an outstanding performance and it was quite an entertaining film to view and enjoy.
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