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…
The War Lord (1965)
He Battled Two Empires For The Love Of One Woman.
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.
Top 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
Woodrow Parfrey
Piet
John Alderson
Holbracht
Allen Jaffe
Tybald
Michael Conrad
Rainault
Dal Jenkins
Dirck
Johnny Jensen
Boy Prince
Forrest Wood
Chrysagon Man
Reviews
_**Mediocre medieval tale with Heston, Boone and Rosemary Forsyth**_ In the 11th Century, a knight (Charlton Heston) in the service of the duke of Normandy ventures to a village on the northern coast of France to finish and inhabit a castle-like fortress for defense against the raiding Frisians from further up the coast (which, today, would be Netherlands & Germany). Richard Boone plays the lord’s right-hand man,…
Not one of Charlton Heston's better efforts, this one. He's the overlord "Cyrysagon" who is sent to reimpose law and order at a remote Norman tower that is frequently being raided by the blond-haired Friesians. Together with his brother "Draco" (Guy Stockwell) and loyal henchman "Bors" (Richard Boone) they are soon embroiled in battles with their foe as well as engaged in the superstitions of the local, largely…
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What is The War Lord about?
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…
When was The War Lord released?
The War Lord was released in 1965.
What genres does The War Lord belong to?
The War Lord is categorised as History, Drama, War.
Who stars in The War Lord?
The cast of The War Lord includes Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans, Guy Stockwell.