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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 67Audiences 64GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer67%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score61%
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for history movies
typical 122123Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1965
November 17, 1965
61 years ago
Genres
HistoryDramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more20 people
- Charlton HestonChrysagon
- Richard BooneBors
- Rosemary ForsythBronwyn
- Maurice EvansPriest
- Guy StockwellDraco
- Niall MacGinnisOdins
- James FarentinoMarc
- Henry WilcoxonFrisian Prince
- SRSammy RossVolc
Woodrow ParfreyPiet
John AldersonHolbracht
Allen JaffeTybald
Michael ConradRainault- DJDal JenkinsDirck
- JJJohnny JensenBoy Prince
- FWForrest WoodChrysagon Man
Belle MitchellOld Woman
Paul FreesNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kent McCordExtra (uncredited)
William O'ConnellVolunteer Rejected by Chrysagon (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Franklin J. Schaffner Director
- Douglas Green Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Millard Kaufman Screenplay
- John Collier Screenplay
- Leslie Stevens Original Story
Production · 1
- Walter Seltzer Producer
Camera · 1
- Russell Metty Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Folmar Blangsted Editor
Sound · 2
- Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer
- Jerome Moross Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration
- Henry Bumstead Art Direction
- Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
- Oliver Emert Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Vittorio Nino Novarese Costume Design
- Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
- Larry Germain Hairstylist
Other crew · 16
- Joe Canutt Stunt Coordinator
- Richard Farnsworth Stunts
- Hal Needham Stunts
- Tony Epper Stunts
- Chuck Roberson Stunts
- Bob Herron Stunts
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