The War Lord (1965)

Directed by

Franklin J. Schaffner

Genre

drama film, medieval film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Norman knight is sent to command a remote castle in 11th century Normandy. He becomes entangled in a conflict with local villagers over a woman and struggles with the brutal realities of his duty.

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What happens

The War Lord is a 1965 American historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston. The film, which concerns medieval warfare and culture in 11th-century Normandy, is an adaptation of the play The Lovers by Leslie Stevens. The film also features Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell, Maurice Evans, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino, with Jon Alderson, Allen Jaffe, Sammy Ross, and Woodrow Parfrey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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