The War Lord (1965)

The War Lord (1965) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Posters
Scene Access
Special Edition

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:

One of the finest historical adventure films ever made, The War Lord dramatises with uncommon intelligence and integrity the brutality, difficulties and injustices of the Middle Ages. Charlton Heston stars as Chrysagon, an honoured knight who takes over a castle tower in the swampland of Normandy to strengthen his duke's authority. But his struggles to maintain power in the face of Pagan villagers, barbarian attackers and his brother's jealous counsel are shaken by his growing weariness with bloodshed in a cruel world. Never before released in high definition anywhere in the world, this collaboration between director Franklin Schaffner ( Patton) and the legendary Charlton Heston, three years before their iconic reunion on Planet of the Apes, is a gripping saga of ferocious battles, heartfelt emotion and powerful storytelling.

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.

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal villiage where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.

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