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The War Lord (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Franklin J. Schaffner

Written By:
John Collier
Millard Kaufman

Actors:
Charlton Heston ..... Chrysagon
Richard Boone ..... Bors
Rosemary Forsyth ..... Bronwyn
Maurice Evans ..... Priest
Guy Stockwell ..... Draco
Niall MacGinnis ..... Odins
James Farentino ..... Marc
Henry Wilcoxon ..... Frisian Prince
Sammy Ross ..... Volc
Woodrow Parfrey ..... Piet
John Alderson ..... Holbracht
Allen Jaffe ..... Tybald
Michael Conrad ..... Rainault
Dal Jenkins ..... Dirck
Johnny Jensen ..... Boy Prince

Synopsis:

The painstakingly accurate historical drama The War Lord is predicated on the old practice of le droit du seigneur. Norman knight Charlton Heston, in charge of an 11th century Druid community, exercises his right to claim bride Rosemary Forsyth on the night of her wedding to James Farentino. Forsyth becomes enamored of her abductor, refusing to leave his side. Seeking vengeance, Farentino, the son of Druidic leader Niall McGinniss, foments an all-out war between Heston and Heston's covetous brother Guy Stockwell. Despite the impressive scope of the battle scenes, The War Lord, based on a stage play by Leslie Stevens, is essentially an intimate human drama (in contrast, look what 'droit du seigneur' sparked in the 1995 epic Braveheart). The surehanded direction of Franklyn Schaffner and the credible performances of Heston et. al. are brilliantly complemented by Jerome Morross' Stravinsky-like musical score.

When a medieval lord steals away a rival knight''s wife-to- be, the spurned young man vows revenge.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 29 October, 2009.

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