The War Lord

1965 123 min ★ 6.2 History, Drama, War

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.

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Cast

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

Details

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Screenplay

John Collier

Tagline

"He Battled Two Empires For The Love Of One Woman."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Universal Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

October 4, 2015

★ 7/10

This place has the dimensions of heresy. The War Lord stars Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell, Maurice Evans, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino, amongst others. It's directed by future Oscar winning Director Franklin J. Schaffner (Best Director for Patton), and the screenplay is by PJohn Collier with the adaptation coming from the play, The Lovers...

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Wuchak

October 25, 2021

★ 5/10

_**Mediocre medieval tale with Heston, Boone and Rosemary Forsyth**_ In the 11th Century, a knight (Charlton Heston) in the service of the duke of Normandy ventures to a village on the northern coast of France to finish and inhabit a castle-like fortress for defense against the raiding Frisians from further up the coast (which, today, would be Netherlands & Germany). Richard Boone plays the lor...

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CinemaSerf

June 1, 2024

★ 6/10

Not one of Charlton Heston's better efforts, this one. He's the overlord "Cyrysagon" who is sent to reimpose law and order at a remote Norman tower that is frequently being raided by the blond-haired Friesians. Together with his brother "Draco" (Guy Stockwell) and loyal henchman "Bors" (Richard Boone) they are soon embroiled in battles with their foe as well as engaged in the superstitions of the ...