The War Lord

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The War Lord (1965)

PG 11/17/1965 (US) History, Drama, War 2h 3m

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He Battled Two Empires For The Love Of One Woman.

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A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village 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.

Franklin J. Schaffner

Director
Millard Kaufman

Screenplay
John Collier

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Top Billed Cast

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
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on October 4, 2015

This place has the dimensions of heresy.

The War Lord stars Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell, Maurice Evans, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino, amongst others. It's directed by future Oscar winning Director Franklin J. Schaffner (Best Director for Patton), and the screenplay is by PJohn Collier with the adaptation coming from the play, The Lovers, written by Leslie Stevens.

The War Lord harks back to days of yore as we enter the 11th century and ancient Normandy. The film successfully brings the period down to the nitty gritty and doesn't g... read the rest.

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