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The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

The Flame and the Arrow poster
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genre
adventure film, swashbuckler film, medieval film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A medieval archer leads a rebellion against a tyrannical lord in northern Italy. He fights to rescue his young son and win back the woman he loves.

lightheartedenergeticplayfulexcitingromanticswashbucklingadventurousheroic

What happens

The Flame and the Arrow is a 1950 American Technicolor historical adventure film released by Warner Bros. Pictures and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Nick Cravat. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Harold Hecht and Frank Ross from a screenplay by Waldo Salt. The music score was written by Max Steiner and the cinematography was led by Ernest Haller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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