OK, let’s start by saying that what hooked me was the cover art for the audio-drama version of Louis L’Amour’s The Diamond of Jeru.
Apart from the power of the author’s name – I don’t need to tell you that L’Amour is a legend in popular fiction – the artwork suggested this was just my kind of story.

So I came to the web page of the audio project, where I was able to learn more about L’Amour’s lost story, its audio adaptation and the movie.

What?
A movie?!
I had to see it.

And as I explained a few days back, it was not an easy hunt.
But finally, thanks to the good people of Das Filmsyndikat, a fabulous specialty shop in Germany, I got me a copy of the DVD for 1.95 euro.
Bingo. Continue reading →