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17 November 1965 (USA)
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A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal villiage where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed...
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A Castle and Some Swampland for Chuck
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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France:122 min | USA:123 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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According to Charlton Heston's published diaries, "Charlton Heston: The Actor's Life; Journals 1956-1976" he wanted Julie Christie to be his co-star, but she was vetoed by the studio.
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Referenced in Bowling for Columbine (2002)
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The War Lord is Chrysagon, as essayed by Charlton Heston, a knight come to a moody medieval place with his retinue to take charge. This is one of Heston's best performances, as he actually loses himself in the role, at least in a few spots, rather than projecting his standard Chuck persona. He's somewhat superstitious, as everyone is during this period, longing for a little love which he never had a chance to have before, and in strange, if expected, competition with his younger brother (Stockwell). The fighting scenes are excellent, a bit ahead of their time, even if they don't seem so now. Back then, having guys clanking swords always carried the same limited appeal, but here there's some nicely energetic choreography, quite complex in places. As someone states near the beginning, the atmosphere has a queer, moody tinge and all the players seem caught in a suffocating tragedy waiting to happen. Director Schaffner, as he would continue in later films, conveys a reality to all the proceedings, despite a rather fantastic setting from our point of view in modern times.
Most of the actors are terrific. Boone is Boone, being his usual tough ornery personality; no one would mess with this guy. Stockwell is tremendous; it's a shame he only appeared in a few more films which no one went to see and faded. He's very intense here, his envy of his brother and coveting his station a palpable energy. Forsyth, the object of Heston's desire, does seem out of place, never really in sync with the rest of the cast. In a way, this works in her character's favor, what with the suggestion of witchery surrounding her. Farentino, in an early role, doesn't get to show much range but what he does show is very effective. You genuinely feel for his plight towards the end due to the strong emotion he projects. In all, this is a smaller-scale epic than what one is used to from Chuck ("El Cid" and "Ben Hur" for example) but the almost intimate focus on this patch of land and the small cast of characters works in its favor.