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The Flame and the Arrow

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Italian archer Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster) is waging a war against the Hessians. His grudge against their leader, Count The Hawk Ulrich (Frank Allenby), is more than simply political. Long ago, he took away Dardo's beautiful wife, Francesca. Then, under his former spouse's orders, Ulrich returned to steal the couple's son, Rudi. Incensed, Dardo kidnaps Ulrich's comely niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo), and slowly emerges as a rebel leader who may be able to drive out the Hessians for good.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker 05/13/2013
Tourneur, working with a script by Waldo Salt, turns the medieval action-adventure tale into a symbol of the French Resistance in the Second World War and locates its roots in class warfare. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 07/06/2010
Fun swashbuckler with inventive touches. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/30/2008
B
Has Burt as acrobatic as you'll ever see him. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/22/2008
4/5
Early Lancaster in Errol Flynn-type Robin Hood role; great acrobatics, comedy, action. Go to Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 11/11/2007
7/10
...the actor's first big adventure frolic, and it comes off rather well. (Burt Lancaster Signature Collection) Go to Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/18/2006
4/5
Lancaster swashbuckles with irresistible energy ... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Russ G Jan 19 Story can be a bit hard to follow in spots but with the eye candy of Virginia Mayo, the acrobatics of circus pals Burt and NIck plus some big-budget Hollywood magic it's hard to fault the overall product for escapist entertainment. Good clean family fun with the usual bloodless battles and derring do in the same vein as Lancaster's later swashbuckler, The Crimson Pirate. No CGI here, just great sets and nicely done matt paintings that are hard to spot. How they staged the big set pieces to produce these epics is truly a wonder. See more Steve D 04/03/2024 Lame film that wishes it was Robin Hood. See more s r @ScottR 09/02/2020 Other than the over the top acrobatics and being set in Spain, this was run of the mill Hollywood. See more 08/24/2020 Absolute adventure classic! See more @MilloTPue 05/04/2020 Between 2.5 and 3 stars. Entertaining, but nothing more. See more 08/12/2018 Pelicula de aventuras Naif y de buenas intenciones. See more Read all reviews
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Jacques Tourneur

Director

Burt Lancaster

Dardo Bartoli

Virginia Mayo

Anne de Hesse

Robert Douglas

Marchese Alessandro de Granazia

Aline MacMahon

Nonna Bartoli

Frank Allenby

Count `'The Hawk'` Ulrich

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Synopsis Italian archer Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster) is waging a war against the Hessians. His grudge against their leader, Count The Hawk Ulrich (Frank Allenby), is more than simply political. Long ago, he took away Dardo's beautiful wife, Francesca. Then, under his former spouse's orders, Ulrich returned to steal the couple's son, Rudi. Incensed, Dardo kidnaps Ulrich's comely niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo), and slowly emerges as a rebel leader who may be able to drive out the Hessians for good.
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Producer
Harold Hecht, Frank Ross
Screenwriter
Waldo Salt
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 9, 1950, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 28m
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