Having fond memories of seeing the film back when it was relatively new, I was disappointed that it didn't really hold up, outside of Sellar's understated comedy, which was not quite slapstick, but not very subtle either, except in a couple of cases.
The plot was thin, the dialogue less than sparkling, and Niven simply too old for the Princess he supposedly won over by his charm.
There was really no convincing reason for her to love, or even like, him.
Robert Wagner was okay as the stud.
It was curious that his mannerisms and voice are still the same in his NCIS role as Tony Dinozzo's father.
I was getting flashbacks to the TV series watching him.
In common with other classics of the sixties and seventies, the action seems really slow paced, and the editing jerky. ( )