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The War Lord

1965

Action / Drama / History / Romance / War

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 3843 3.8K

warlord normandy, france druid knight 11th century

Plot summary

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.

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner Photo
Franklin J. Schaffner

Top cast

Michael Conrad Photo
Michael Conrad as Rainault
Charlton Heston Photo
Charlton Heston as Chrysagon
Paul Frees Photo
Paul Frees as Narrator
Kent McCord Photo
Kent McCord as Extra
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868.37 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 2
1.84 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by decius714 7 / 10

Heston unhappy with film

I saw the film when it first came out and enjoyed Heston and Boone, but thought the female lead was a bust. I also was disappointed as I thought the film was disjointed. Sometime later I read Heston's comments. It seems there was a change of people in the front office at the studio and they recut the movie and added some more battle scenes. According to Heston they had a great script and story.I have thought for years that I would like to see the movie as it was directed. After all Frank Schaffner was a great director, who later on did "Planet of the Apes" and " Patton". I think there would be a market for the original cut, if the cuttings are still around. They could in effect re-release it. Now THAT would be something. There is no end to the way the studios can make money again and again on the same movies, is there. He He Althought I often question thier intelligence. Remember when they tried to stop the VCR's and throw away a whole new source of revenue.
Reviewed by niutta-enrico 6 / 10

The Warlord: what great gals they had in the sixties.

A very detailed battle scene, a devastating passion, both depicted in a believable way. Amongst these, however, a repetitive confrontation among brothers, stereotyped characters and moral tenets (more pertaining to 1965 than to Middle Ages, I fear) which fatally influence the ending.

Actors are outstanding: real stars. Charlton Heston fills the screen and makes all his scenes memorable. Rosemary Forsyth is such a beauty that it is not hard to believe that men could have fought for her. I wonder if you noticed: in movies from those years, girls are often incredibly attractive.

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