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The War Lord (1965)
Director: Franklin Schaffner
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
An interesting attempt to break away from stereotype epic. Heston plays the war lord in 11th century Normandy who finds that the land he controls is steeped in primitive tradition. The rituals of pagan mythology are well observed - cabalistic idols, sacrifices - as is Heston's disintegration in the face of a mental force that he can't understand. Well put together by Schaffner (it's one of his best films, along with Planet of the Apes and Patton), and strongly photographed by Russell Metty.Author: CPe
Cast & crew
Director: Franklin Schaffner
Producer: Walter Seltzer
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans, Guy Stockwell, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Wilcoxon, James Farentino, Michael Conrad full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 122 mins
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